Etymology

healthy

H4E1A1L1T1H4Y4

Today it means: Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder. Full definition →

English health ← Middle English helthe ← Old English hǣlþ
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos
  2. Proto-Germanic*hailaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*hailiþō
  4. Proto-West Germanic*hailiþu
  5. Old Englishhǣlþ
  6. Middle Englishhelthe
  7. Englishhealth
  8. English todayhealthy

From health + -y.

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