Where does “hǣlþ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hǣlþ”, step by step

hǣlþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hailiþō

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

via Proto-West Germanic hailiþu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichailiþuwholeness, health

Words derived from “hǣlþ”

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