Where does “Helle” come from?

Helle (German) comes 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.

Helle (German): pale lager; brightness

Definitions

  1. pale lager; brightness

Ancestry of “Helle”, step by step

Helle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhellclear, bright, light
2Middle High Germanhelresounding, loud, shining, bright; tired, weak
3Old High Germanhelresounding
4Proto-Germanichallizresounding
5Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Middle High German hëllen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhëllento sound, to resound, to ring out; to echo
2Old High Germanhëllan—

Words derived from “Helle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hellaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halliz →