English

hellbroth

From hell + broth.

A compound of hell + broth

Proto-Germanic *haljō ‘hell’

Proto-West Germanic *hallju ‘the netherworld’

Old English hel

Middle English hel

English hell

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to seethe, roil, brew’

Proto-Germanic *bruþą

Proto-West Germanic *broþ

Old English broþ

Middle English broth

English broth

Today it means

noun A brew used in black magic.

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

Etymograph / hellbroth