hellbound

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo- / *ḱol-yeh₂-der.?

Proto-Germanic *haljō

Proto-West Germanic *hallju

Old English hell

Middle English helle

English hell

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Germanic *būaną

Old Norse búinnbor.

Middle English bownde

English bound

English -bound

English hellbound

From hell + -bound.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛl.baʊnd/

Adjective

hellbound

1. Bound for Hell; damned.

   Synonyms: ever-damned, goddamned, reprobate; see also Thesaurus:godforsaken