Where does “hail” come from?

hail (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hail (Westrobothnian): whole, complete, full, entire; To heal

Definitions

  1. whole, complete, full, entire; To heal

Ancestry of “hail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
2Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Old Norse heill →