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Where does “hail” come from?

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

hail (Proto-West Germanic): healthy, sound; whole; omen, portent

Definitions

  1. healthy, sound; whole; omen, portent

Ancestry of “hail”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hail”

  • Heilsgeschichte
  • heil
  • Sieg Heil
  • heillos
  • Heilsgeschichte
  • Heil
  • heilbar
  • Heilwasser
  • heil
  • unheilbar
  • heilbringend
  • Heilanstalt
  • Nervenheilanstalt
  • Heilbronn
  • oogheelkunde
  • heel
  • hele
  • heilgymnastiek
  • heilgymnast
  • heilzaam
  • heelal
  • heelkunde
  • heildronk
  • heil
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