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Where does “chillig” come from?

chillig (German) comes from English chill, from Middle English ichille, from Middle English Will, from Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

chillig (German): cozy, soothing, pleasant; comfortable

Definitions

  1. cozy, soothing, pleasant; comfortable

Ancestry of “chillig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchillA moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating...
2Middle Englishichille—
3Middle EnglishWill—
4Middle EnglishWilliam—
5Anglo-NormanWillame—
6Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
7Old High Germanhelmhelmet
8Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
9Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
10Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “chillig”

  • unchillig
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