Where does “hel” come from?

hel (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian helle, from Proto-West Germanic hallju, from Proto-Germanic haljō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hel (West Frisian): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “hel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhelle—
2Proto-West Germanichalljuthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
3Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
4Proto-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 →