Where does “hēlian” come from?

hēlian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hēlian (Old Saxon): to heal, to cure, to save

Definitions

  1. to heal, to cure, to save

Ancestry of “hēlian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
2Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hēlian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hailijan →