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

Definitions

  1. to sound, resound

Ancestry of “hellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhellan—
2Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
3Proto-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 Old Dutch hellan →