Where does “helhjertet” come from?

helhjertet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hel, from Old Norse Hel, from Proto-Germanic haljō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

helhjertet (Norwegian Bokmål): wholehearted

Definitions

  1. wholehearted

Ancestry of “helhjertet”, step by step

helhjertet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhelwhole, entire, complete, full; whole, intact,...
2Old NorseHeldeath
3Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Norwegian Bokmål hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhelwhole, unbroken; pure, all; it, all of it, the...
2Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haljō →Every word from Old Norse Hel →