Where does “heill” come from?

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

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*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “heill

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hailaz