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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Hill | a surname |
| 2 | Middle English | hil | — |
| 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 |