héler

Meaning

Concepts

to hail (call out loudly)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.le/

Cognate with Old English

hǣl

In summary

From Middle French heiler (“to hail”), from Middle English heilen (“to greet, call to, salute”), from hail, heil (“health”), from Old Norse heill (“health”), from Proto-Germanic *hailą (“health”), from *hailaz (“whole, hale, safe”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“safe, unharmed”). Cognate with Old English hǣl, hǣlu (“health, safety”). More at whole.