Where does “heilhjarta” come from?

heilhjarta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk heil, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

heilhjarta (Norwegian Nynorsk): wholehearted

Definitions

  1. wholehearted

Ancestry of “heilhjarta”, step by step

heilhjarta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk heil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskheilwhole, not in pieces; healthy; uninjured; hail
2Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Norwegian Nynorsk hjarta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhjartaheart; plural definite of hjarte; brave
2Old Norsehjartaheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Old Norse heill →