English

hellhouse

From hell + house.

A compound of hell + house

Proto-Germanic *haljō ‘hell’

Proto-West Germanic *hallju ‘the netherworld’

Old English hel

Middle English hel

English hell

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Today it means

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

Etymograph / hellhouse