Where does “höl” come from?

höl (Volapük) comes from German Hölle, from Middle High German helle, from Old High German hellia, from Proto-West Germanic hallju, from Proto-Germanic haljō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

höl (Volapük): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “höl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöllehell
2Middle High Germanhelle—
3Old High Germanhelliahell, afterlife
4Proto-West Germanichalljuthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
5Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haljō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hallju →