Where does “hel” come from?

hel (Middle High German) comes 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.

hel (Middle High German): resounding, loud, shining, bright; tired, weak

Definitions

  1. resounding, loud, shining, bright; tired, weak

Ancestry of “hel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhelresounding
2Proto-Germanichallizresounding
3Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “hel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hellaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halliz →
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