English
Olga
Olga comes from Old East Slavic О́льга, from Old Norse heilagr ‘holy’, 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 East SlavicmodernО́льгаÓlĭga
- Englishearliest quotation 1910Olga
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 East SlavicmodernО́льгаÓlĭga
- Englishearliest quotation 1910Olga
Earliest quotation: 1910, Lucy de Grasse Martin, Magnificent Olga: “OLGA YOURIEVNA SOLENSKY and I followed the black-veiled nun…”
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 female given name from Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos / Olga