Where does “heltäckande” come from?

heltäckande (Swedish) comes from Swedish hel, from Icelandic hel, from Old Norse Hel, from Proto-Germanic haljō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

heltäckande (Swedish): that covers all parts (of something concrete or abstract); comprehensive, full

Definitions

  1. that covers all parts (of something concrete or abstract); comprehensive, full

Ancestry of “heltäckande”, step by step

heltäckande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhelwhole; complete; not broken; in order; luck;...
2Icelandichelhell (underworld), death
3Old NorseHeldeath
4Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Swedish täckande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtäckande
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-