Where does “Hills Hoist” come from?

Hills Hoist (English) comes from English Hill, 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.

Hills Hoist (English): A rotary clothes line with adjustable height by...

Definitions

  1. A rotary clothes line with adjustable height by...

Ancestry of “Hills Hoist”, step by step

Hills Hoist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHilla surname
2Middle Englishhilhill
3Old Englishhyllhill
4Albanianhullifurrow
5Proto-Germanichullizhill
6Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via English hoist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoistTo raise; to lift; to elevate; To lift a trophy...
2Englishhoiseto hoist; to hoist, be raised
3Middle Dutchhisen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulliz →
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