Where does “heldor” come from?

heldor (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon hel, from Proto-West Germanic hail, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

heldor (Old Saxon): gate to hell

Definitions

  1. gate to hell

Ancestry of “heldor”, step by step

heldor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhelhell; whole, hale; omen
2Proto-West Germanichailhealthy, sound; whole; omen, portent
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Old Saxon dor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondora gate, a large door
2Proto-Germanicdurąbig door, gate
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hail →