Where does “helse” come from?

helse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic hailisōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

helse (Norwegian Bokmål): health

Definitions

  1. health

Ancestry of “helse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheilsahealth
2Proto-Germanichailisōnąto greet; salute; to inquire; beseech
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “helse”

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