hel

Old Norse

noun

Definitions

hell

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *haljō (nether world, concealed place).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haljō

Gloss

nether world, concealed place

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ḱel- Proto-Indo-European
hjel Norwegian Bokmål
*haljō Proto-Germanic
hel Norwegian Nynorsk
helsott Norwegian Nynorsk
hel Old English
helvíti Old Norse
hel Icelandic
hella Old High German
𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 Gothic
*hallju gmw-pro
hella Old Dutch

helvíti