Where does “heile” come from?

heile (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse heili, from Proto-Germanic hailia-.

heile (Norwegian Nynorsk): brain; whole; Alternative form of heila

Definitions

  1. brain; whole; Alternative form of heila

Ancestry of “heile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheilibrain
2Proto-Germanichailia-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hailia- →Every word from Old Norse heili →