Where does “healsian” come from?

healsian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hailisōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

healsian (Old English): to embrace

Definitions

  1. to embrace

Ancestry of “healsian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichailisōnąto greet; salute; to inquire; beseech
2Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “healsian”

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