Where does “hail” come from?

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

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*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hail”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →