Where does “hellig” come from?

hellig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hellig, from Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hellig (Norwegian Bokmål): holy; imperative of hellige

Definitions

  1. holy; imperative of hellige

Ancestry of “hellig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhelligholy, sacred
2Old Norseheilagrholy; inviolable, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hellig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →