Where does “hillcrest” come from?

hillcrest (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.

hillcrest (English): The crest of a hill

Definitions

  1. The crest of a hill

Ancestry of “hillcrest”, step by step

hillcrest 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 crest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrestThe summit of a hill or mountain ridge; A tuft,...
2Middle Englishcreste—
3Old Frenchcreste—
4Vulgar Latin*cresta—
5Latincristathe crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulliz →
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