heilsam

Meaning

promoting mental, moral and/or physical welfare; wholesome, healing, salubrious

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaɪ̯lza(ː)m/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German heilsam, from Old High German heilsam, heilisam, from Proto-West Germanic *hailasam, *hailisam, from Proto-Germanic *hailasamaz, *hailisamaz, equivalent to heil + -sam. Cognate with English wholesome.

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