Where does “helig” come from?

helig (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hēlagher, from Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

helig (Swedish): holy

Definitions

  1. holy

Ancestry of “helig”, step by step

helig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish hēlagher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhēlagherholy, sacred
2Old Norseheilagrholy; inviolable, sacred
3Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Old Frisian hēlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhēlichholy
2Proto-West Germanichailagholy, sacred

Words derived from “helig”

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