Where does “hāl” come from?

hāl (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hail, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hāl (Old English): healthy, safe; whole

Definitions

  1. healthy, safe; whole

Ancestry of “hāl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichailhealthy, sound; whole; omen, portent
2Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hāl”

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