Where does “hælend” come from?

hælend (Old English) comes from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

hælend (Old English): healer, savior

Definitions

  1. healer, savior

Ancestry of “hælend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
2Proto-Germanic*-līk
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līkEvery word from Old English -līċ
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