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.
Ancestry of “Bucknell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 2 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
Words derived from “Bucknell”