Where does “yill” come from?
yill (Scots) comes from Middle English ale, from Old English ealu, from Proto-West Germanic ālu, from Proto-Germanic ēlō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
yill (Scots): ale
Ancestry of “yill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ale | ale |
| 2 | Old English | ealu | beer, ale |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ālu | awl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ēlō | awl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |