helen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɦeː.lə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (ergative) to heal.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch hêlen inherited from Old Dutch *hēlen inherited from *hailijan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną (heal, make whole, save).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hailijaną
Gloss
heal, make whole, save
Kanji
療, 癒
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
- healing English
- healless English
- healsome English
- horseheal English
- overheal English
- reheal English
- self-heal English
- selfheal English
- heelmeester Dutch, Flemish
- heler Dutch, Flemish
- heling Dutch, Flemish
- meester Dutch, Flemish
- verhelen Dutch, Flemish
- *koyl- Proto-Indo-European
- *frahelaną Proto-Germanic
- *hailijaną Proto-Germanic
- *hailingō Proto-Germanic
- forhelan Old English
- helan Old English
- hælan Old English
- hǣlan Old English
- helen Middle English
- heila Old Norse
- hæle Danish
- hæler Danish
- hêlen Middle Dutch
- heilen Old High German
- Heelung Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- heelen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *hailijan gmw-pro
- *helan gmw-pro
- *hēlen Old Dutch
- hēlen Middle Low German
- helian Old Saxon