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Where does “hailag” come from?

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

hailag (Proto-West Germanic): holy, sacred

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred

Ancestry of “hailag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
2Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos—

Words derived from “hailag”

  • Heiligenberg
  • heiligenschein
  • Eisheiliger
  • Heiligkeit
  • Heiligenschein
  • Heilige
  • scheinheilig
  • heiligsprechen
  • heilig
  • unheilig
  • Heiligabend
  • Eisheilige
  • Heiligtum
  • Heiligenberg
  • Heiliger
  • halig
  • heilag
  • hailig
  • heilic (hailig
  • heilec)
  • Hellege Geescht
  • helleg
  • hellegspriechen
  • helag
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