Where does “hālga” come from?

hālga (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hailagô, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hālga (Old English): a holy one, saint; holy man, saint

Definitions

  1. a holy one, saint; holy man, saint

Ancestry of “hālga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichailagôholy one
2Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hālga”

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