Hel is different from Hell
(Although the word hell may have come from the Hel of Norse pagan mythology: The old Old Norse word Hel derives from Proto-Germanic *khalija, which means "one who covers up or hides something", which itself derives from Proto-Indo-European *kel-, meaning "conceal". The term may have later spawned the English word Hell. Related terms are Old Frisian, helle, German Hölle and Gothic halja).
So Hell is Hel-spawn.
I know a Kell and a Holly.
How does it feel, to be on your own...with no secrets to conceal?
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Hel is also the female giantess who rules Hel, the underworld.
-Norwegian and Swedish helvete "hell" come from Old Norse helviti, hel (the location) + viti "punishment". Helvetia is a genus of jumping spiders, and an ancient region of Europe. Helvetia corresponded roughly to the western part of modern Switzerland, and the name is still used poetically. There is a New Helvetia in California.
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