Where does “sannheilagr” come from?

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

sannheilagr (Old Norse): truly holy

Definitions

  1. truly holy

Ancestry of “sannheilagr”, step by step

sannheilagr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse heilagr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheilagrholy; inviolable, sacred
2Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Old Norse saðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaðrtrue; meet, proper; convicted of, guilty of
2Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hailazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz