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

  1. Abundant in hills; having many hills

Ancestry of “hilly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHilla surname
2Middle Englishhilhill
3Old Englishhyllhill
4Albanianhullifurrow
5Proto-Germanichullizhill
6Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

Words derived from “hilly”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →