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
Ancestry of “heller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | hell | clear, bright; light, pale |
| 2 | Old High German | hel | resounding |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | halliz | resounding |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hellaną | to resound, make a sound |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |