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Where does “*hailagōn” come from?

*hailagōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hailagōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

Ancestry of “*hailagōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichailagōnąto hallow, to make holy, to sanctify
2Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos—
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