Where does “hallow” come from?

hallow (Scots) comes from Middle English halwe, from Old English hālga, from Proto-Germanic hailagô, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hallow (Scots): hollow

Definitions

  1. hollow

Ancestry of “hallow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhalwesaint; The shrine of a saint
2Old Englishhālgaa holy one, saint; holy man, saint
3Proto-Germanichailagôholy one
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
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