Where does “Whithele” come from?

Whithele (Yola) comes from Yola hele, from Middle English hil, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

Whithele (Yola): Whitehill, in Tomhaggard Parish, Bargy

Definitions

  1. Whitehill, in Tomhaggard Parish, Bargy

Ancestry of “Whithele”, step by step

Whithele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yola hele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yolahelehill
2Middle Englishhilhill
3Old Englishhyllhill
4Albanianhullifurrow
5Proto-Germanichullizhill
6Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via Yola whit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yolawhitwhite
2Middle Englishwhitwhite, pale, light; wearing white clothes; having...
3Old Englishhwītwhite
4Proto-West Germanichwītwhite
5Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulliz →