Where does “hēlen” come from?

hēlen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Ancestry of “hēlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
2Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hēlen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hailijan →