Where does “hellemoer” come from?

hellemoer (Dutch) comes from Dutch moer, from Dutch moeder, from Dutch bord, from Middle Dutch bort, from Old Dutch bort, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

hellemoer (Dutch): the devil's mother; an extremely evil female

Definitions

  1. the devil's mother; an extremely evil female

Ancestry of “hellemoer”, step by step

hellemoer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch moer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoermother; a queen bee; a female hare
2Dutchmoedermother, female parent; womb
3Dutchbordplate, dish; sign; board
4Middle Dutchbort
5Old Dutchbortboard, plank
6Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
7Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-