Where does “chilliness” come from?
Chilliness derives from English chill, English will, English ich, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, tracing a morphological development through Indo-European suffix layers.
chilliness (English): The state or sensation of being chilly; a...
Definitions
- The state or sensation of being chilly; a...
Ancestry of “chilliness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chilly | Cold enough to cause discomfort; Feeling... |
| 2 | English | chill | A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating... |
| 3 | Middle English | ichille | — |
| 4 | Middle English | Will | — |
| 5 | Middle English | William | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | Willame | — |
| 7 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 8 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |