Where does “dill” come from?

dill (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish dil, from Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic duljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

dill (Swedish): the herb dill

Definitions

  1. the herb dill

Ancestry of “dill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdil—
2Old Norsedyljato hide, to conceal
3Proto-Germanicduljanąto mislead
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “dill”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →