healing
English
/ˈhiːlɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
- An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
- The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English heelinge inherited from Old English hǣling (healing) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hailingō (healing), *hailijaną (heal, make whole, save) suf from English heal (health, well-being, cover).
Origin
English
heal
Gloss
health, well-being, cover
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allheal English
- heal English
- heal-all English
- healable English
- healand English
- healee English
- healer English
- healest English
- healeth English
- healful English
- healingly English
- healless English
- healsome English
- horseheal English
- nonhealing English
- overheal English
- overhealing English
- reheal English
- self-heal English
- selfheal English
- underhealing English
- unhealing English
- Heilung German
- Wundheilung German
- heilen German
- helen Dutch, Flemish
- heling Dutch, Flemish
- *koyl- Proto-Indo-European
- *hailijaną Proto-Germanic
- *hailingō Proto-Germanic
- ヒーリング・ミュージック Japanese
- hælan Old English
- hæling Old English
- hǣlan Old English
- hǣling Old English
- heelinge Middle English
- helen Middle English
- heila Old Norse
- 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *hailijan gmw-pro