Where does “helle” come from?

helle (Limburgish) comes from Limburgish hèl, 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.

helle (Limburgish): hard; loud; dative singular of hel

Definitions

  1. hard; loud; dative singular of hel

Ancestry of “helle”, step by step

helle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Limburgish hèl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Limburgishhèlhell
2Middle DutchhelleHell; underworld
3Old Dutchhellahell
4Proto-West Germanichalljuthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
5Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Proto-Germanic halliz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichallizresounding
2Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “helle”

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