Where does “Hélène” come from?

Hélène (Swedish) comes from French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Hélène (Swedish): one of the many spelling variants of Helene

Definitions

  1. one of the many spelling variants of Helene

Ancestry of “Hélène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchHélène—
2LatinHelenaHelen
3Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Latin Helena →