Where does “heila” come from?
heila (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse heila, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
heila (Norwegian Nynorsk): to heal
Ancestry of “heila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | heila | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |