English

hellride

From hell + ride.

A compound of hell + ride

Proto-Germanic *haljō ‘hell’

Proto-West Germanic *hallju ‘the netherworld’

Old English hel

Middle English hel

English hell

Proto-Indo-European *Hreydʰ- ‘to ride’

Proto-Germanic *rīdaną ‘to ride’

Proto-West Germanic *rīdan ‘to ride’

Old English rīdan ‘to ride’

Middle English riden

English ride

Today it means

noun A hellish journey or experience.

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

Etymograph / hellride