Where does “אַלהיילער” come from?
אַלהיילער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish היילער, from Yiddish היילן, from Middle High German heilen, from Old High German heilen, from Proto-West Germanic hailijan, from Proto-Germanic hailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
אַלהיילער (Yiddish): cure-all, allheal plant
Definitions
- cure-all, allheal plant
Ancestry of “אַלהיילער”, step by step
אַלהיילער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish היילער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | היילער | healer |
| 2 | Yiddish | היילן | heal, cure; plural of הייל |
| 3 | Middle High German | heilen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | heilen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hailijan | to heal, to cure |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |