Etymology of the English word hell
the English word
hellderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khalijaDerivations in English
hellacious,
rakehell,
hellbox,
hellbroth,
hellcat,
hellish,
hellkite,
hellbender,
hellbent,
helldiver,
hellhole,
hellfire,
hellhound,
heck,
hellerCognates
Dutch
hel, German
Hölle, Icelandic
helUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
