English
hell from above
From hell + from + above.
Formed from hell + from + above
Proto-Germanic *haljō ‘hell’
Proto-West Germanic *hallju ‘the netherworld’
Old English hel
Middle English hel
English hell
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘forth’
Proto-Germanic *fram ‘forward’
Proto-West Germanic *fram
Old English from ‘forward’
Middle English from
English from
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up’
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Proto-West Germanic *biobanā
Old English bufan ‘over’
Old English ābufan
Middle English above
English above
The story
Possibly first inspired from a bombardment of arrows, similar archery or artillery.
Today it means
noun A powerful bombardment of projectiles from above, especially in the context of war.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hell from above