Where does “healing” come from?

healing (Swedish) comes from English healing, from Middle English heelinge, from Old English hǣling, from Proto-Germanic hailingō, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

healing (Swedish): faith healing

Definitions

  1. faith healing

Ancestry of “healing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhealingThe process where the cells in the body...
2Middle Englishheelinge—
3Old Englishhǣlinghealing
4Proto-Germanichailingōhealing
5Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailingō →