Where does “heilskinna” come from?

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

heilskinna (Norwegian Nynorsk): unscathed, without a scratch, safe and sound

Definitions

  1. unscathed, without a scratch, safe and sound

Ancestry of “heilskinna”, step by step

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 *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Old Norse heill →
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