English

hellfare

Blend of hell + welfare, equivalent to hell + fare.

Proto-Germanic *haljō ‘hell’

Proto-West Germanic *hallju ‘the netherworld’

Old English hel

Middle English hel

English hell

Middle English welefare

Today it means

noun Deplorable welfare; welfare that causes more anguish than good.

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

Etymograph / hellfare