Where does “Höllenfeuer” come from?

Höllenfeuer (German) comes from German Feuer, from Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

Höllenfeuer (German): hellfire

Definitions

  1. hellfire

Ancestry of “Höllenfeuer”, step by step

Höllenfeuer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Feuer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
2Middle High Germanviurfire
3Old High Germanfiurfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via German Hölle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöllehell
2Middle High Germanhelle—
3Old High Germanhelliahell, afterlife
4Proto-West Germanichalljuthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
5Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →
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