Where does “Dill” come from?
Dill (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German dille, from Old High German dilla, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
Dill (Luxembourgish): plank, board; bowling lane
Definitions
- plank, board; bowling lane
Ancestry of “Dill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dille | — |
| 2 | Old High German | dilla | board, floor, ship deck |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þiljǭ | board; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |
Words derived from “Dill”