出典:Wiktionary
Synchronically from hell (“hell”) + wīte (“punishment”). Diachronically from Anglo-Frisian *hælljōwītī [ˈhælʲ.lʲoːˌwiː.tiː], from West Germanic *halljōwītī [ˈhɑlʲ.lʲoːˌwiː.tiː], from Northwest Germanic *haljōwītiją [ˈxɑl.joːˌwiː.ti.jɑ̃]. Cognate with Old Saxon helliwīti, Old High German hellawīzi, Old Norse helvíti (Swedish helvete).