Where does “haljō” come from?

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

haljō (Proto-Germanic): the netherworld, the underworld, hell

Definitions

  1. the netherworld, the underworld, hell

Ancestry of “haljō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “haljō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-