all hail

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kéh₂ilos“healthy; whole”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hailaz“hale, healthy; entire, whole”
3. Old Norse · derived fromheill“hale, healthy; whole”
4. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂el-“beyond; other”
5. Proto-Germanic · derived from*allaz“all; entire, whole”
6. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*all“all”
7. Old English · derived fromeall
8. Middle English · inherited fromal-heil
9. English todayall hail

The interjection is derived from Middle English al-heil, al heyl (“used as a salutation when meeting someone: your health!, hello!”), from al (“denoting totality”) + heil, heyl (“health, welfare; good fortune”, noun): * Al is derived from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all (“all”), from Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all; entire, whole”); further etymology uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“beyond; other”). * Heil is from Old Norse heill (“hale, healthy; whole”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“hale, healthy; entire, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy; whole”)). The noun is derived from the interjection.

Words from the same roots