Where does “hillo” come from?
hillo (Finnish) comes from Middle English hilli, from German Hildebrand, from Old High German Hiltibrant, from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz.
hillo (Finnish): jam, jelly; bread
Definitions
- jam, jelly; bread
Ancestry of “hillo”, step by step
hillo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English hilli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hilli | — |
| 2 | German | Hildebrand | — |
| 3 | Old High German | Hiltibrant | and the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Hildibrandaz | — |
via Finnish hilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hilla | cloudberry, "Rubus chamaemorus" |
via Finnish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | o | — |