Where does “hel” come from?
hel (Old High German) comes 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 (Old High German): resounding
Ancestry of “hel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | halliz | resounding |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hellaną | to resound, make a sound |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |