Where does “heal” come from?

heal (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian half, from Proto-West Germanic halb, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

heal (West Frisian): half

Definitions

  1. half

Ancestry of “heal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhalf—
2Proto-West Germanichalbhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halbaz →