Where does “hǣlan” come from?

hǣlan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hǣlan (Old English): to heal, cure, save, greet, salute

Definitions

  1. to heal, cure, save, greet, salute

Ancestry of “hǣlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
2Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hailijan →