Where does “hǣlu” come from?

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

hǣlu (Old English): health, safety

Definitions

  1. health, safety

Ancestry of “hǣlu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hǣlu”

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