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Where does “hellekind” come from?

hellekind (Dutch) comes from Dutch hel, from German hell, from Middle High German hel, from Old High German hel, from Proto-Germanic halliz, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

hellekind (Dutch): hellspawn, son of Darkness; nasty child, crotch...

Definitions

  1. hellspawn, son of Darkness; nasty child, crotch...

Ancestry of “hellekind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhelHell, an infernal afterlife; A terrible place or...
2Germanhellclear, bright, light
3Middle High Germanhelresounding, loud, shining, bright; tired, weak
4Old High Germanhelresounding
5Proto-Germanichallizresounding
6Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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