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Where does “Dill” come from?

Dill (English) comes from Middle English dile, from Old English dile, from Proto-Germanic deliz — sow thistle.

Ancestry of “Dill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdiledill or its seed
2Old Englishdiledill, anise
3Proto-Germanicdelizsow thistle
Every word from Proto-Germanic deliz →