Where does “Häll” come from?

Häll (Luxembourgish) comes from English Hall, from Middle English halle, from Old English heall, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Häll (Luxembourgish): hell; Hell

Definitions

  1. hell; Hell

Ancestry of “Häll”, step by step

Häll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHallHall class, a class of steam locomotive used on...
2Middle Englishhallehall; Alternative form of hale; Alternative form...
3Old Englishhealla hall; residence; a large room forming part of a...
4Frankishhallularge room, hall; hall
5Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
6Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
7Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Middle High German helle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhelle
2Old High Germanhelliahell, afterlife
3Proto-West Germanichalljuthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
4Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic halōnąEvery word from Finnish halata