Where does “hèl” come from?

hèl (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch helle, from Old Dutch hella, from Proto-West Germanic hallju, from Proto-Germanic haljō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hèl (Limburgish): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “hèl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchhelleHell; underworld
2Old Dutchhellahell
3Proto-West Germanichalljuthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
4Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hèl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haljō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hallju →