Where does “Hiwwel” come from?

Hiwwel (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German hübel, from Old High German hibel, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Hiwwel (Pennsylvania German): hill; knoll

Definitions

  1. hill; knoll

Ancestry of “Hiwwel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhübelhill
2Old High Germanhibel—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Old High German hibel →