Where does “chill” come from?
I need to work with the chain provided, but I notice there's a problem: the chain given appears to trace "will" and "ich" (I), not "chill." The chain doesn't support an etymology for "chill" as the headword.
Given the instructions state "State only what the chain supports. Do not invent dates, cognates, or intermediate steps," I cannot write an accurate etymology sentence for "chill" using this chain.
Could you provide the correct etymological chain for "chill"? Or did you mean the headword to be "will" or another word that matches the chain provided?
chill (English): A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating...
Definitions
- A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating...
Ancestry of “chill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ichille | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Will | — |
| 3 | Middle English | William | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | Willame | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
Words derived from “chill”