Where does “hēla” come from?

hēla (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse heila, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hēla (Old Swedish): to heal, to cure

Definitions

  1. to heal, to cure

Ancestry of “hēla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheila—
2Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hēla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Old Norse heila →