Where does “hëllen” come from?

hëllen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hëllan, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

hëllen (Middle High German): to sound, to resound, to ring out; to echo

Definitions

  1. to sound, to resound, to ring out; to echo

Ancestry of “hëllen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhëllan—
2Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “hëllen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hellaną →Every word from Old High German hëllan →