Where does “heila” come from?

heila (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse heila, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

heila (Norwegian Nynorsk): to heal

Definitions

  1. to heal

Ancestry of “heila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheila—
2Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Old Norse heila →