hell

German (Berlin)

/hɛl/

adj
Definitions
  • clear, bright, light

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hel (tired, bright, weak, resounding, loud, shining) inherited from Old High German hel (resounding) inherited from Proto-Germanic *halliz (resounding), *hellaną (make a sound, resound) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelh₁-

Gloss

shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise

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