Where does “heldigvis” come from?
heldigvis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk heldig, from Danish heldig, from Danish held, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
heldigvis (Norwegian Nynorsk): fortunately, luckily
Ancestry of “heldigvis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | heldig | lucky, fortunate |
| 2 | Danish | heldig | lucky, fortunate; successful; favorable |
| 3 | Danish | held | luck, fortune |
| 4 | Old Norse | heill | health; omen, happiness; healthy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |