Where does “halier” come from?

halier (Scots) comes from Scots haly, from Middle English hali, from Old English hāliġ, from Proto-West Germanic hailag, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

halier (Scots): comparative degree of haly

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of haly

Ancestry of “halier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotshalyholy
2Middle EnglishhaliAlternative form of holy
3Old Englishhāliġholy
4Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
6Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
7Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz →