Where does “hilly” come from?
Hilly comes from Middle English hilli, of uncertain origin and meaning.
hilly (English): Abundant in hills; having many hills
Definitions
- Abundant in hills; having many hills
Ancestry of “hilly”, 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 |
Words derived from “hilly”