Where does “hillottaa” come from?

hillottaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish hillo, from Middle English hilli, from German Hildebrand, from Old High German Hiltibrant, from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz.

hillottaa (Finnish): to succeed by luck

Definitions

  1. to succeed by luck

Ancestry of “hillottaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhillojam, jelly; bread
2Middle Englishhilli—
3GermanHildebrand—
4Old High GermanHiltibrantand the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied
5Proto-GermanicHildibrandaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz →Every word from Old High German Hiltibrant →Every word from German Hildebrand →