Where does “hela” come from?

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

hela (Swedish): to heal; especially through faith

Definitions

  1. to heal; especially through faith

Ancestry of “hela”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Old Norse heila →