Where does “hilli” come from?

hilli (Middle English) comes from German Hildebrand, from Old High German Hiltibrant, from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz.

Ancestry of “hilli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHildebrand—
2Old High GermanHiltibrantand the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied
3Proto-GermanicHildibrandaz—

Words derived from “hilli”

Every word from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz →Every word from Old High German Hiltibrant →Every word from German Hildebrand →
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