Where does “hilltop” come from?
Hilltop comes from English hill and top, with hill from Middle English hill, Old English hyll, Proto-Germanic tuppaz, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European kelH-, meaning to rise or swell.
hilltop (English): The peak or crest of a hill
Definitions
- The peak or crest of a hill
Ancestry of “hilltop”, step by step
hilltop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hill | a surname |
| 2 | Middle English | hil | hill |
| 3 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 4 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via English top
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 3 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |