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

hellekind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hel

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

via Dutch kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkindchild, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...
2Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
3Old Dutchkintchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hellaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halliz →