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Where does “kil” come from?

kil (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kille, from Old Dutch killa, from Proto-Germanic kiljǭ.

kil (Dutch): cold-hearted, cold-blooded; cold, chilly; kill,...

Definitions

  1. cold-hearted, cold-blooded; cold, chilly; kill,...

Ancestry of “kil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkilleriverbed, channel
2Old Dutchkilla—
3Proto-Germanickiljǭ—

Words derived from “kil”

  • binnekill
  • kille
Every word from Proto-Germanic kiljǭ →