English
hell-bent
From hell (“in a manner that uses all of the strength, speed, or effort that a person can summon”) + bent (“determined, insistent”), that is, in the sense “determined like hell”.
The story
From hell (‘in a manner that uses all of the strength, speed, or effort that a person can summon’) + bent (‘determined, insistent’), that is, in the sense “determined like hell”.
Today it means
adj Recklessly determined to do or achieve (something).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hell-bent