Where does “helvetisk” come from?

helvetisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish helvete, from Old Norse helvíti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

helvetisk (Swedish): hellish

Definitions

  1. hellish

Ancestry of “helvetisk”, step by step

helvetisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish helvete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishhelveteHell; the place where sinners are said to go...
2Old Norsehelvítihell
3Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
4Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Swedish helvet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhelvet—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →