Where does “gehenne” come from?

gehenne (Middle French) comes from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Ancestry of “gehenne”, step by step

gehenne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French gehine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgehinepunishment resulting from admission of guilt;...
2Old Frenchgehirto admit, confess, acknowledge
3Frankishjehhjanto say, confess
4Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Ecclesiastical Latin gehenna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latingehenna—
2Aramaicܓܗܢܐ—
3Classical Syriacܓܝܗܢܐhell
4Ancient GreekγέενναGehenna
5Hebrewגֵּיהִנּוֹםhell, literally valley of Hinnom
6Hebrewגַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּםValley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...

via Latin gehenna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingehennathe Hinnom Valley; Gehenna, hell

Words derived from “gehenne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehaną →