Where does “heilich” come from?

heilich (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German heilec, from Old High German heilag, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

heilich (Pennsylvania German): holy, sacred

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred

Ancestry of “heilich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanheilecholy
2Old High Germanheilagholy
3Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →