Where does “heals” come from?

heals (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

heals (Old English): neck

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “heals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “heals”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →