Where does “heahheall” come from?
heahheall (Old English) comes from Old English hēah, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
Ancestry of “heahheall”, step by step
heahheall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hēah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hēah | high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,... |
| 2 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Old English heall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | heall | a hall; residence; a large room forming part of a... |
| 2 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 3 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 4 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |