Where does “helsa” come from?

helsa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic hailisōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

helsa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to greet; to pass along greetings; definite...

Definitions

  1. to greet; to pass along greetings; definite...

Ancestry of “helsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheilsahealth
2Proto-Germanichailisōnąto greet; salute; to inquire; beseech
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “helsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailisōną →