Where does “היילער” come from?

היילער (Yiddish) comes 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.

היילער (Yiddish): healer

Definitions

  1. healer

Ancestry of “היילער”, step by step

היילער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish היילן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהיילןheal, cure; plural of הייל
2Middle High Germanheilen—
3Old High Germanheilen—
4Proto-West Germanichailijanto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germanichailijanąto make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Yiddish ־ער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ער-er
2Middle High German-er—
3Old Dutch-iro—
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

Words derived from “היילער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hailijan →