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Where does “hellaną” come from?

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

hellaną (Proto-Germanic): to resound, make a sound

Definitions

  1. to resound, make a sound

Ancestry of “hellaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “hellaną”

  • hellgoldgelb
  • hell
  • hellrot
  • heller
  • hellgrau
  • glanzhell
  • mondhell
  • glockenhell
  • hellrötlich
  • hellorange
  • Helldunkelmalerei
  • hellhörig
  • hellviolett
  • hellgrün
  • hellrosa
  • taghell
  • hellsehen
  • tageshell
  • hellblau
  • Helle
  • hellbraun
  • hela
  • hele
  • malhela
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