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Heiliger
Heiliger comes from German Heiliger ‘saint’, from heilig ‘holy, sacred’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos ‘healthy, whole’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kéh₂ilos‘healthy, whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hailaz‘hale, healthy’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hailagaz‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hailag‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050heilag‘holy’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350heilic
- Germanc. 1650–presentheilig‘holy, sacred’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentHeiliger‘saint’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kéh₂ilos‘healthy, whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hailaz‘hale, healthy’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hailagaz‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hailag‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050heilag‘holy’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350heilic
- Germanc. 1650–presentheilig‘holy, sacred’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentHeiliger‘saint’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos ‘healthy, whole’
through Proto-Germanic *hailaz ‘hale, healthy’
whole, health, healing, hail, hale, hallowed, 4 more
through Proto-Germanic *hailagaz ‘holy, sacred’
through Proto-West Germanic *hailag ‘holy, sacred’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos / Heiliger