Where does “heldig” come from?
heldig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish heldig, from Danish held, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
heldig (Norwegian Nynorsk): lucky, fortunate
Ancestry of “heldig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | heldig | lucky, fortunate; successful; favorable |
| 2 | Danish | held | luck, fortune |
| 3 | Old Norse | heill | health; omen, happiness; healthy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |
Words derived from “heldig”