Where does “Heelunk” come from?

Heelunk (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch heelen, from Middle Low German hēlen, from Old Saxon hēlian, from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Ancestry of “Heelunk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschheelento heal
2Middle Low Germanhēlen—
3Old Saxonhēlianto heal, to cure, to save
4Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
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