myEtymology.com: English etymology of hellhound

Etymology of the English word hellhound

the English word hellhound

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 hound

derived from the English word hund

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khundas