Where does “grabben hela dagen” come from?

grabben hela dagen (Swedish) comes from Swedish hela, from Old Swedish hēla, from Old Norse heila, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Ancestry of “grabben hela dagen”, step by step

grabben hela dagen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhelato heal; especially through faith
2Old Swedishhēlato heal, to cure
3Old Norseheila
4Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Swedish grabben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrabben

via Swedish dagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdagen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos