Etymology Explorer › Old EnglishWhere does “heardsælig” come from? heardsælig (Old English) comes from Old English sǣliġ, from Proto-West Germanic sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
heardsælig (Old English): unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky
Definitions unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky Ancestry of “heardsælig”, step by step heardsælig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English sǣliġ Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old English sǣliġ blessed, fortunate; happy, prosperous, blessed 2 Proto-West Germanic sālīg blissful, prosperous, happy 3 Proto-West Germanic -g Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... 4 Proto-Germanic -gaz -y 5 Proto-Indo-European -ḱos -y, -ic
via Old English heard Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old English heard hard, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern,... 2 Proto-West Germanic hard(ī) hard 3 Proto-Germanic harduz hard; brave 4 Proto-Indo-European kert- times; to weave, twist together; time 5 Proto-Turkic *keŕ- to travel, tour