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

Definitions

  1. hill

Ancestry of “hyll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianhullifurrow
2Proto-Germanichullizhill
3Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

Words derived from “hyll

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-