Where does “hāliġ” come from?

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

hāliġ (Old English): holy

Definitions

holy

Ancestry of “hāliġ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-West Germanic	hailag	holy, sacred
2	Proto-Germanic	hailagaz	holy, sacred
3	Proto-Germanic	hailaz	whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	*kéh₂ilos	—

Words derived from “hāliġ”

whole
holy
hole
wholly
holes
Hollywood
portal
wholesale
wholeheartedly
holly
keyhole
loophole
borehole
wholesaler
pinhole
halibut
wholehearted
manhole
porthole
peephole
wormhole
pigeonhole
pothole
waterhole

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →

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