Where does “kille” come from?

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

kille (Dutch): organized Jewish community; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. organized Jewish community; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “kille”, step by step

kille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkilcold-hearted, cold-blooded; cold, chilly; kill,...
2Middle Dutchkilleriverbed, channel
3Old Dutchkilla—
4Proto-Germanickiljǭ—

via Yiddish קהילה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקהילהcommunity; An organized Jewish community
2Hebrewקְהִלָּהcongregation
Every word from Proto-Germanic kiljǭ →Every word from Old Dutch killa →Every word from Middle Dutch kille →