Where does “heilo” come from?
heilo (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lo, from Old Norse ló, from Proto-Germanic *lauhō, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
heilo (Norwegian Nynorsk): Eurasian golden plover
Ancestry of “heilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lo | woollen hairs that shed off knitted or woven... |
| 2 | Old Norse | ló | clearing, meadow; plover |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *lauhō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |