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 — healthy.

helligrund (Old Saxon): depth of hell

Definitions

  1. depth of hell

Ancestry of “helligrund”, step by step

helligrund 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 grund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongrundground, foundation, abyss, plain, earth
2Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hail →