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Where does “hailagaz” come from?

hailagaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

hailagaz (Proto-Germanic): holy, sacred

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred

Ancestry of “hailagaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
2Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos—

Words derived from “hailagaz”

  • whole
  • holy
  • hole
  • wholly
  • holes
  • Hollywood
  • portal
  • wholesale
  • hallowed
  • wholeheartedly
  • holly
  • keyhole
  • loophole
  • borehole
  • wholesaler
  • unhallowed
  • pinhole
  • halibut
  • wholehearted
  • manhole
  • porthole
  • peephole
  • hallow
  • wormhole
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