Where does “halbære” come from?

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

halbære (Old English): wholesome, salutary

Definitions

  1. wholesome, salutary

Ancestry of “halbære”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhālhealthy, safe; whole
2Proto-West Germanichailhealthy, sound; whole; omen, portent
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hail →