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.
heliand (Old Saxon): saviour
Ancestry of “heliand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | hēlian | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hailijan | to heal, to cure |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |