Where does “hëllan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hëllan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “hëllan”

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