Where does “mustikkahillo” come from?
mustikkahillo (Finnish) comes from Finnish hillo, from Middle English hilli, from German Hildebrand, from Old High German Hiltibrant, from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz.
mustikkahillo (Finnish): bilberry jam, blueberry jam
Definitions
- bilberry jam, blueberry jam
Ancestry of “mustikkahillo”, step by step
mustikkahillo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hillo
| 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 | — |