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Hill etymology

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English word hill comes from Proto-Indo-European *koləm-, Proto-Indo-European *kelH-, and later Proto-Germanic *hulliz (Hill.)

Detailed word origin of hill

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*koləm- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*kelH- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*kl̥Hnís Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*hulliz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Hill.
hyll Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) Hill.
hill Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
hill English (en) (US) A heap of earth surrounding a plant.. (US) A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.. (baseball) The pitcher’s mound.. A sloping road.. An elevated location smaller than a mountain. To form into a heap or mound.. To heap or draw earth around plants.

Words with the same origin as hill

Descendants of *kelH-

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