Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hailasam

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hailasamaz. Equivalent to *hail (“healthy, whole”) +‎ *-sam.

Adjective

*hailasam

1. wholesome, healthy

Alternative reconstructions

• *hailisam (rebuilt using *hailī (“health”))

Descendants

• Old English: *hālsum, *hǣlsum
  • Middle English: holsom, hoolsom, holsome, halesome, hoolsome
    • English: holesome, wholesome
    • Scots: halsum, hailsome
• Old Frisian: *hālsum
  • Saterland Frisian: heelsoam
  • West Frisian: heilsum
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: bihālsum
• Old Saxon: hēlsam
  • Middle Low German: hêlsam, heilsam
    • German Low German: heelsaam
• Old Dutch: *heilsam
  • Middle Dutch: heilsam, heilsom
    • Dutch: heelzaam, heilzaam
• Old High German: heilsam, heilisam
  • Middle High German: heilsam
    • German: heilsam