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
- to succeed by luck
Ancestry of “hillottaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hillo | jam, jelly; bread |
| 2 | Middle English | hilli | — |
| 3 | German | Hildebrand | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Hiltibrant | and the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Hildibrandaz | — |