Where does “ihjel” come from?
ihjel (Danish) comes from Old Swedish i hæl, from Old Norse í hel, from Proto-Germanic haljō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
ihjel (Danish): to death
Ancestry of “ihjel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | i hæl | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | í hel | to the netherworld |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haljō | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |