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 — healthy.

heldig (Norwegian Nynorsk): lucky, fortunate

Definitions

  1. lucky, fortunate

Ancestry of “heldig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishheldiglucky, fortunate; successful; favorable
2Danishheldluck, fortune
3Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “heldig”

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