Where does “midden-hill” come from?

midden-hill (English) comes from English Hill, from Middle English hil, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

midden-hill (English): dunghill

Definitions

  1. dunghill

Ancestry of “midden-hill”, step by step

midden-hill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hill

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

via English midden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiddenA dungheap; A refuse heap usually near a...
2Middle Englishmidding—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →