Where does “heilskap” come from?

heilskap (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skåp, from Middle Norwegian skáp, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

heilskap (Norwegian Nynorsk): whole, entirety

Definitions

  1. whole, entirety

Ancestry of “heilskap”, step by step

heilskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skåp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskåpa cupboard, closet
2Middle Norwegianskáp—
3Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
4Old Saxonskāpsheep
5Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
6Proto-Germanicskapąshape
7Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →