healthiness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos

Proto-Germanic *hailaz

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der.

Proto-Germanic *-iþō

Proto-Germanic *hailiþō

Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu

Old English hǣlþ

Middle English helthe

English health

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English healthy

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English healthiness

From healthy + -ness.

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Noun

healthiness (usually uncountable, plural healthinesses)

1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being healthy.
2. (countable) The product or result of being healthy.