Where does “heller” come from?

heller (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.

heller (German): comparative degree of hell

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of hell

Ancestry of “heller”, step by step

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

Words derived from “heller”

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