Where does “hellhäutig” come from?

hellhäutig (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.

hellhäutig (German): light-skinned

Definitions

  1. light-skinned

Ancestry of “hellhäutig”, step by step

hellhäutig 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 German haut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhautinflection of hauen: ## second-person plural...
2Middle High Germanhūt—
3Old High Germanhūthide
4Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
5Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hellaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halliz →