Etymograph

English

hellbrew

From hell + brew.

A compound of hell + brew

Proto-Germanic *haljō ‘hell’

Proto-West Germanic *hallju ‘the netherworld’

Old English hel

Middle English hel

English hell

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to brew’

Proto-Germanic *brewwaną ‘to brew’

Proto-West Germanic *breuwan ‘to brew’

Old English brēowan ‘to brew’

Middle English brewen ‘to brew’

English brew

Today it means

noun A horrible liquid mixture.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hellbrew