Where does “ディル” come from?

ディル (Japanese) comes from English Dill, from Middle English dile, from Old English dile, from Proto-Germanic deliz — sow thistle.

ディル (Japanese): dill

Definitions

  1. dill

Ancestry of “ディル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDillAnethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed
2Middle Englishdiledill or its seed
3Old Englishdiledill, anise
4Proto-Germanicdelizsow thistle
Every word from Proto-Germanic deliz →Every word from Old English dile →Every word from Middle English dile →