Where does “velig” come from?

velig (Swedish) comes from Old Norse veill, from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

velig (Swedish): indecisive

Definitions

  1. indecisive

Ancestry of “velig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseveillailing, diseased; wretched
2Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “velig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Old Norse heill →