Where does “hille” come from?

hille (Middle Dutch) comes from Finnish Hillevi, from Finnish Hellevi, from Danish Helvig — borne by a 14th century queen of Denmark.

Ancestry of “hille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHillevi—
2FinnishHellevi—
3DanishHelvigborne by a 14th century queen of Denmark
Every word from Danish Helvig →Every word from Finnish Hellevi →Every word from Finnish Hillevi →
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