Where does “helhet” come from?
helhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hel, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
helhet (Norwegian Bokmål): a whole; entirety
Ancestry of “helhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hel | whole, unbroken; pure, all; it, all of it, the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | heill | health; omen, happiness; healthy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |
Words derived from “helhet”