Where does “helle” come from?

helle (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic haljō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

helle (Old English): nether world, abode of the dead, hell

Definitions

  1. nether world, abode of the dead, hell

Ancestry of “helle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “helle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haljō →
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