Where does “heller” come from?

heller (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish hell, 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 (Luxembourgish): feminine dative of hell

Definitions

  1. feminine dative of hell

Ancestry of “heller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishhellclear, bright; light, pale
2Old High Germanhelresounding
3Proto-Germanichallizresounding
4Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hellaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halliz →
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