hellishness

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 *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -isch
English -ish
English hellish
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-der.
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English hellishness

    From hellish + -ness.

    Noun

    hellishness (usually uncountable, plural hellishnesses)

    1. The property of being hellish.
      Synonym: (dated) infernalism

    Translations

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