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Where does “halig” come from?

halig (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

halig (Old English): holy

Definitions

  1. holy

Ancestry of “halig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
2Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos—

Words derived from “halig”

  • whole
  • holy
  • hole
  • wholly
  • holes
  • Hollywood
  • portal
  • wholesale
  • wholeheartedly
  • holly
  • keyhole
  • loophole
  • borehole
  • wholesaler
  • pinhole
  • halibut
  • wholehearted
  • manhole
  • porthole
  • peephole
  • wormhole
  • pigeonhole
  • pothole
  • waterhole
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