English

hellstew

From hell + stew.

Formed from hell + stew

Proto-Germanic *haljō ‘hell’

Proto-West Germanic *hallju ‘the netherworld’

Old English hel

Middle English hel

English hell

Medieval Latin stupha

Anglo-Norman estouve

Middle English stewe

English stew

Today it means

noun Only used in toxic hellstew

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

Etymograph / hellstew