Where does “hellifiur” come from?

hellifiur (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon hel, from Proto-West Germanic hail, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

hellifiur (Old Saxon): hellfire

Definitions

  1. hellfire

Ancestry of “hellifiur”, step by step

hellifiur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhelhell; whole, hale; omen
2Proto-West Germanichailhealthy, sound; whole; omen, portent
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Old Saxon fiur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfiurfire
2Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
3Proto-Germanicfōrfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hail →