Where does “helliporta” come from?

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

helliporta (Old Saxon): gate to hell

Definitions

  1. gate to hell

Ancestry of “helliporta”, step by step

helliporta 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 porta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonporta—
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hail →