Where does “hyll” come from?
hyll (Old English) comes from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.
hyll (Old English): hill
Ancestry of “hyll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
Words derived from “hyll”