Where does “haly” come from?

haly (Scots) comes 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.

haly (Scots): holy

Definitions

  1. holy

Ancestry of “haly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhaliAlternative form of holy
2Old Englishhāliġholy
3Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “haly”

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