Proto-Germanic

*hailagaz

‘holy’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, most familiar first.

• holy ← ali ← hāleġ ← *hailag
• hallowed ← halwed ← ġehālgod ← hālgian ← *hailagōn
• hallow ← halwe ← hālga ← *hailagō ← *hailagô
• hooly ← holi ← hāliġ ← *hailag

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hailagaz