myEtymology.com: English etymology of hellbender

Etymology of the English word hellbender

the English word hellbender

derived from the English word hell

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kel-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khalija

derived from the English word bender

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word bend

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhendh-