Etymology Explorer
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Where does “heila” come from?
heila (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
Ancestry of “heila”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
hailijaną
to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
2
Proto-Indo-European
*kéh₂ilos
healthy
Words derived from “heila”
hela
hele
heila
hēla
hela
hela
helare
i det hela taget
i hela fridens namn
på det hela taget
grabben hela dagen
grabben hela dan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →
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