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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: heal "heal." from Old English hælan

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【heal】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "hælan."
It carries the basic meaning of "heal."



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "heal"]

heal ***[2902] When a broken bone or other injury heals or when something heals it, it becomes healthy and normal again.
health ****[223] A person's health is the condition of their body and the extent to which it is free from illness or is able to resist illness.
healthy ****[843] Someone who is healthy is well and is not suffering from any illness.
unhealthy ☆[4584] Something that is unhealthy is likely to cause illness or poor health.



[WORD ROOT]root heal
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] heal
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) hælan
[MEANING]root heal

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Old English】 hælan [base of hal] to heal



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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heal ★★★[2902] verb from heal
【DEFINITION】 When a broken bone or other injury heals or when something heals it, it becomes healthy and normal again.
【Declension/Conjugation】 healed, healed, healing, heals
【ROOTs】 heal; heal
【Etymology】 《Old English hælan[base of hal] to heal
【First Known Meaning】 cure; save; make whole, sound and well
【DERIVATIVEs】 healable, healer, healing, healingly, heal

health ★★★★[223] noun from health 〈 heal
【DEFINITION】 A person's health is the condition of their body and the extent to which it is free from illness or is able to resist illness.
【ROOTs】 heal; th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English hælan[base of hal] to heal
【First Known Meaning】 wholeness, a being whole, sound or well
【DERIVATIVEs】 health, healthful, healthily, healthiness, healthy



healthy ★★★★[843] adjective from health 〈 heal
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is healthy is well and is not suffering from any illness.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; healthy < healthier < healthiest
【ANTONYM】 unhealthy
【COMPOSITION】 health + y
【ROOTs】 heal; heal th; noun suffix y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English hælan[base of hal] to heal
【DERIVATIVEs】 health, healthful, healthily, healthiness, healthy

unhealthy ☆[4584] adjective from unhealthy 〈 heal
【DEFINITION】 Something that is unhealthy is likely to cause illness or poor health.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; unhealthy < unhealthier < unhealthiest
【SYNONYM】 unwholesome
【ANTONYM】 healthy
【COMPOSITION】 un + healthy
【ROOTs】 un; not heal; heal th; noun suffix y; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English hælan[base of hal] to heal
【DERIVATIVEs】 unhealthily, unhealthiness, unhealthy


Other words containing "heal"; healable, healer, healing, healingly, healthily, healthiness

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

head
have
harm
hap
hand
hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-
guard
grow
ground
grad-, gred-, gress-

 

 

 

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