Where does “Lill” come from?
Lill (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Lilly, from English liefly, from Middle English levely, from Old English lēoflīċe, from Old English lēoflīċ, from Old English lēof, from West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic leubaz — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
Ancestry of “Lill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian | Lilly | — |
| 2 | English | liefly | — |
| 3 | Middle English | levely | — |
| 4 | Old English | lēoflīċe | — |
| 5 | Old English | lēoflīċ | — |
| 6 | Old English | lēof | lief, dear |
| 7 | West Germanic | *leub | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | leubaz | dear, beloved |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
Words derived from “Lill”