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Oleg
Oleg comes from Russian Оле́г, from Old Norse Helgi ‘holy, sacred or blessed’, 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
- Old Norsec. 800–1350heilagr‘holy’
- Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350Helgi‘holy, sacred or blessed’
- Old East SlavicmodernОльгъ
- RussianmodernОле́гOlég
- EnglishtodayOleg
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
- Old Norsec. 800–1350heilagr‘holy’
- Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350Helgi‘holy, sacred or blessed’
- Old East SlavicmodernОльгъ
- RussianmodernОле́гOlég
- EnglishtodayOleg
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos ‘healthy, whole’
through Proto-Germanic *hailaz ‘hale, healthy’
health, whole, healing, hail, hale, hallowed, heil, 3 more
through Proto-Germanic *hailagaz ‘holy, sacred’
Today it means
name A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos / Oleg