Where does “hellen” come from?
hellen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hellan, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
hellen (Middle Dutch): to sound, resound
Ancestry of “hellen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | hellan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hellaną | to resound, make a sound |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |