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Where does “heill” come from?

heill (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

heill (Old Norse): health; omen, happiness; healthy

Definitions

  1. health; omen, happiness; healthy

Ancestry of “heill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
2Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos—

Words derived from “heill”

  • hail
  • hailstorm
  • wassail
  • hailer
  • loudhailer
  • wassailer
  • hailshot
  • haileth
  • haily
  • hailest
  • wassailry
  • haillike
  • hail shaft
  • hailfall
  • hail storm
  • héler
  • hajlo
  • hajloŝtormo
  • heltid
  • hel
  • helsvensk
  • helhet
  • hel
  • heltid
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