hel

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɦɛl/

noun
Definitions
  • (religion) Hell, an infernal afterlife.
  • (figurative) A terrible place or ordeal.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch helle inherited from Old Dutch hella inherited from *hallju inherited from Proto-Germanic *haljō (nether world, concealed place) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (cover, hide, conceal, cold, protect, incline, hot, warm, cut, save).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱel-

Gloss

cover, hide, conceal, cold, protect, incline, hot, warm, cut, save

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

冷, 寒

Emoji
🤭 📔

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