Where does “tilly” come from?

tilly (English) comes from Irish tuilleadh, from Old Irish tuilled, from Old Irish do·lína — increases, adds to.

tilly (English): An extra product given to a customer at no...

Definitions

  1. An extra product given to a customer at no...

Ancestry of “tilly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtuilleadhadding to, increasing; addition, increase; more;...
2Old Irishtuilledincreasing, adding to; increase, additional...
3Old Irishdo·línaincreases, adds to
Every word from Old Irish do·lína
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