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Where does “heili” come from?

heili (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hailia-.

heili (Old Norse): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “heili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichailia-—

Words derived from “heili”

  • heile
  • heilhjarta
  • hugheil
  • heil
  • heilskinna
  • heilskap
  • heiladingull
  • heilaþvottur
  • heilalaus
  • heilabólga
  • heili
  • heili
Every word from Proto-Germanic hailia- →