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Where does “jillflirt” come from?

jillflirt (English) comes from English jill, from English Gill, from Middle English gille, from Old French gille, from Medieval Latin gillo, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

jillflirt (English): A flirtatious woman; a hussy

Definitions

  1. A flirtatious woman; a hussy

Ancestry of “jillflirt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjillTo masturbate; A female ferret; Misspelling of...
2EnglishGillSomeone connected with Gillingham Football Club,...
3Middle Englishgille—
4Old Frenchgillea wine measure; wine measure
5Medieval Latingilloearthenware jar; A cooler for liquids
6Gaulishgallāvessel
7Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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