Where does “thylle” come from?

thylle (Middle English) comes from Old English þille, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

thylle (Middle English): A thill or shaft

Definitions

  1. A thill or shaft

Ancestry of “thylle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþilleplank; wooden flooring; floorboard
2Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
3Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

Words derived from “thylle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ →Every word from Old English þille →
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