hell

English

/hɛl/

proper noun
Definitions
  • In various religions, the place where some or all spirits are believed to go after death
  • (in many religions) The place where sinners suffer after death

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English helle inherited from Old English hel 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
🤭 📔

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms