helen.
to heal
Meaning & usage
to heal
De tijd die alle wonden heelt.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hêlen, from Old Dutch *hēlen, from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną. Doublet of healen.
to conceal, hide
to accept (and sell) stolen goods; to fence
Je hebt die spullen geheeld en dat is strafbaar.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch hēlen, from Old Dutch *helan, from Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną (“hide, conceal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti. The modern sense is probably a semantic loan from German hehlen.
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