Where does “helluvalot” come from?

helluvalot (English) comes from English Lot, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

helluvalot (English): A very large amount

Definitions

  1. A very large amount

Ancestry of “helluvalot”, step by step

helluvalot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Lot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLotA nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran
2FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
3Middle Frenchlot—
4Old Frenchloz—
5Frankishlot—
6Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English helluva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhelluva" hell of a; extreme"; " hell of a; extremely or...
2Englishhell of aIntensifier; used to indicate that something is...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →