Where does “hāleġ” come from?

hāleġ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hāleġ (Old English): holy, consecrated, sacred, venerated, godly,...

Definitions

  1. holy, consecrated, sacred, venerated, godly,...

Ancestry of “hāleġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
2Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →
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