Where does “hillslope” come from?

hillslope (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.

hillslope (English): A slope of a hill

Definitions

  1. A slope of a hill

Ancestry of “hillslope”, step by step

hillslope 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 slope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslopeAn area of ground that tends evenly upward or...
2EnglishaslopeSlanted or sloping; In an unintended or...
3Middle Englishaslope—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulliz →