Where does “Bucknell” come from?

Bucknell (English) comes from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

Bucknell (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Bucknell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhyllhill
2Albanianhullifurrow
3Proto-Germanichullizhill
4Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

Words derived from “Bucknell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulliz →