Where does “thiller” come from?
thiller (English) comes from English thill, from Middle English thille, from Old English þille, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
thiller (English): The horse that goes between the thills, or shafts...
Definitions
- The horse that goes between the thills, or shafts...
Ancestry of “thiller”, step by step
thiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thill | One of the two long pieces of wood, extending... |
| 2 | Middle English | thille | Alternative form of thylle |
| 3 | Old English | þille | plank; wooden flooring; floorboard |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þiljǭ | board; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |