Where does “lehtitilli” come from?
lehtitilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilli, from Swedish dill, from Old Swedish dil, from Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic duljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
lehtitilli (Finnish): dill leaves young leaves of dill when used as seasoning
Definitions
- dill leaves young leaves of dill when used as seasoning
Ancestry of “lehtitilli”, step by step
lehtitilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tilli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tilli | dill, "Anethum graveolens", syn. Peucedanum... |
| 2 | Swedish | dill | the herb dill |
| 3 | Old Swedish | dil | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | dylja | to hide, to conceal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | duljaną | to mislead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |