Where does “heiligon” come from?

heiligon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hailagōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

heiligon (Old Dutch): to hallow, to sanctify

Definitions

  1. to hallow, to sanctify

Ancestry of “heiligon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichailagōnąto hallow, to make holy, to sanctify
2Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagōną →