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American Heritage Dictionary Entry: HELL
The Indo-European root behind Old English hel and Old Norse hel, as well as their Germanic relatives like German Hölle, "hell," is *kel-, "to cover, conceal." In origin, hell is thus the "concealed place."
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The Indo-European root behind Old English hel and Old Norse hel, as well as their Germanic relatives like German Hölle, "hell," is *kel-, "to cover, conceal." In origin, hell is thus the "concealed place."
https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=HELL#:~:text=The%20Indo%2DEuropean%20root%20behind,as%20hall%2C%20hole%2C%20hollow%2C