Where does “hiel” come from?

hiel (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hēl, from Proto-West Germanic hail, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hiel (West Frisian): whole, entire

Definitions

  1. whole, entire

Ancestry of “hiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhēlwhole
2Proto-West Germanichailhealthy, sound; whole; omen, portent
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

Words derived from “hiel”

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