Where does “heliand” come from?

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

heliand (Old Saxon): saviour

Definitions

  1. saviour

Ancestry of “heliand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhēlianto heal, to cure, to save
2Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
3Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hailijan →