kailo-

Whole, uninjured, of good omen.

1.

a. hale¹, whole, from Old English hāl, hale, whole;

b. wholesome, from Old English *hālsum (> Middle English holsom), wholesome;

c. hail²; wassail, from Old Norse heill, healthy. a-c all from Germanic *hailaz.

2. health, from Old English hǣlth, health, from Germanic *hailithō.

3. heal, from Old English hǣlan, to heal, from Germanic *hailjan.

4.

a. holy; halibut, halidom, holiday, hollyhock, from Old English hālig, holy, sacred;

b. hallow; Allhallowmas, Halloween, from Old English hālgian, to consecrate, bless, from Germanic derivative verb *hailagōn. Both a and b from Germanic *hailagaz.

 

[Pokorny kai-lo- 520.]

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