Where does “hālgian” come from?

hālgian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hailagōn, from Proto-Germanic hailagōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hālgian (Old English): to hallow, sanctify, make holy; to hallow, make...

Definitions

  1. to hallow, sanctify, make holy; to hallow, make...

Ancestry of “hālgian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hailagōnto hallow, to make holy, to sanctify
2Proto-Germanichailagōnąto hallow, to make holy, to sanctify
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hālgian”

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