Where does “Hill” come from?

Hill (English) comes from Middle English hil, 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.

Hill (English): a surname

Definitions

  1. a surname

Ancestry of “Hill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhilhill
2Old Englishhyllhill
3Albanianhullifurrow
4Proto-Germanichullizhill
5Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

Words derived from “Hill”

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