Etymograph

English

hooly

Hooly comes from Old English hāliġ ‘holy, sacred’, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz ‘hale, healthy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kéh₂ilos‘healthy, whole’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hailaz‘hale, healthy’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hailagaz‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hailag‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150hāliġ‘holy, sacred’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500holi
  7. Englishtodayhooly

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kéh₂ilos‘healthy, whole’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hailaz‘hale, healthy’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hailagaz‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hailag‘holy, sacred’reconstructed
  5. Old Englishc. 450–1150hāliġ‘holy, sacred’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500holi
  7. Englishtodayhooly

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos ‘healthy, whole’

heal, 1 more

through Proto-Germanic *hailaz ‘hale, healthy’

health, whole, healing, hail, hale, hallowed, heil, 2 more

through Proto-Germanic *hailagaz ‘holy, sacred’

hallow, 1 more

through Proto-West Germanic *hailag ‘holy, sacred’

holy

Today it means

adj Holy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos / hooly

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