Where does “helligrund” come from?
helligrund (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon hel, from Proto-West Germanic hail, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
helligrund (Old Saxon): depth of hell
Ancestry of “helligrund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | hel | hell; whole, hale; omen |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hail | healthy, sound; whole; omen, portent |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |