hallowed

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromġehālgod“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”
2. Middle English · inherited fromhalwed“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”
3. English todayhallowed

From Middle English halwed (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), from Old English ġehālgod (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), past participle of hālgian (“to hallow, make holy”). Equivalent to hallow + -ed. More at hallow.