Where does “hailagaz” come from?

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

hailagaz (Proto-Germanic): holy, sacred

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred

Ancestry of “hailagaz”, step by step

hailagaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hailaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
2Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ilos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hailagaz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hailaz