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
Ancestry of “Hill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hil | — |
| 2 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 3 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
Words derived from “Hill”