Where does “nonhilly” come from?

nonhilly (English) comes from English hilly, 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.

nonhilly (English): Not hilly

Definitions

  1. Not hilly

Ancestry of “nonhilly”, step by step

nonhilly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hilly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhillyAbundant in hills; having many hills
2EnglishHilla surname
3Middle Englishhilhill
4Old Englishhyllhill
5Albanianhullifurrow
6Proto-Germanichullizhill
7Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
8Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulliz →