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