Old English hell

← German hell (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *haljō (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *hallju (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (derived)

→ English hell (inherited)

→ English Hel (cognate)

→ Old English hellewite (compound)

→ Old English hellegeat (compound)

→ Old English hellruna (compound)