Where does “heaþolac” come from?

heaþolac (Old English) comes from Old English heaþo-, from Proto-Germanic haþuz, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

heaþolac (Old English): "warplay", battle, fighting

Definitions

  1. "warplay", battle, fighting

Ancestry of “heaþolac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishheaþo-war, battle
2Proto-Germanichaþuzbattle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic haþuz →