Where does “hill” come from?
Hill comes from Old English hyll, from Proto-Germanic hulliz, from Proto-Indo-European kolən-, from Proto-Indo-European kelH-.
hill (English): An elevated location smaller than a mountain; A...
Definitions
- An elevated location smaller than a mountain; A...
Ancestry of “hill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hill | — |
| 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”