hill
English
/hɪl/
noun
Definitions
- An elevated location smaller than a mountain.
- A sloping road.
- (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.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English hill derived from Old English hyll (hill) derived from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (rock, hill, stone) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kolən-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kolən-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -er English
- Churchill English
- Churchillian English
- Churchilliana English
- Edgehill English
- Hiller English
- Hilton English
- Telegraph Hill English
- ant English
- ant-hill English
- anthill English
- billy English
- church English
- climb English
- climber English
- climbing English
- crest English
- downhill English
- downhiller English
- dung English
- dunghill English
- edge English
- folk English
- foot English
- foothill English
- forhill English
- hill-like English
- hillbilly English
- hillbillyish English
- hillbillyism English
- hillbillylike English
- hillclimb English
- hillclimber English
- hillclimbing English
- hillcraft English
- hillcrest English
- hiller English
- hillfolk English
- hilliness English
- hilling English
- hillish English
- hilllike English
- hillman English
- hillock English
- hillocked English
- hillocky English
- hillscape English
- hillshade English
- hillside English
- hillslope English
- hillsman English
- hillspeople English
- hillstream English
- hilltop English
- hilltown English
- hilltribe English
- hillwalker English
- hillwalking English
- hillward English
- hillwards English
- hillwash English
- hillwoman English
- hillwort English
- hilly English
- man English
- midden English
- midden-hill English
- mole English
- molehill English
- moot English
- moothill English
- muck English
- muckhill English
- nonhilly English
- people English
- sand English
- sandhill English
- sandhill crane English
- sandhiller English
- shade English
- side English
- sidehill English
- slope English
- stream English
- telegraph English
- top English
- town English
- tribe English
- underhill English
- unhill English
- unhilly English
- up English
- uphill English
- uphiller English
- uphillward English
- walker English
- walking English
- wash English
- woman English
- wort English
- *excubulāre Latin
- collem Latin
- colliculus Latin
- collinus Latin
- collis Latin
- collīnus Latin
- septicollis Latin
- hil Dutch, Flemish
- Colmar French
- холм Russian
- холмик Russian
- collado Spanish, Castilian
- *kelH- Proto-Indo-European
- *kl̥Hnís Proto-Indo-European
- *kolən- Proto-Indo-European
- *hulliz Proto-Germanic
- Dunholm Old English
- cirichyll Old English
- holm Old English
- hyll Old English
- wægholm Old English
- æmethyll Old English
- Hyldenn Middle English
- ametehul Middle English
- hil Middle English
- hill Middle English
- hilli Middle English
- hillok Middle English
- holmr Old Norse
- hóll Old Norse
- *xъlmъ Proto-Slavic
- hóll Icelandic
- colado Galician
- hil Middle Dutch
- halda Old High German
- Hildun Norman
- 丘吉爾 Chinese
- Juodkalnija Lithuanian
- kalnagūbris Lithuanian
- kalnas Lithuanian
- kalnynas Lithuanian
- ugnikalnis Lithuanian
- *kalˀnas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- up
- ant
- top
- -er
- man
- dung
- wort
- mole
- sand
- foot
- moot
- folk
- muck
- side
- edge
- town
- wash
- climb
- tribe
- crest
- woman
- shade
- hilly
- billy
- slope
- unhill
- midden
- church
- stream
- Hilton
- hiller
- walker
- people
- Hiller
- uphill
- climber
- hillman
- walking
- hillish
- anthill
- unhilly
- hillock
- hilling
- hilltop
- forhill
- uphiller
- downhill
- hillocky
- hilllike
- hilltown
- hillfolk
- hillside
- sandhill
- sidehill
- dunghill
- hillsman
- muckhill
- foothill
- moothill
- hillwort
- molehill
- nonhilly
- Edgehill
- hillward
- hillwash
- ant-hill
- climbing
- hillwoman
- underhill
- Churchill
- hillcrest
- hillwards
- hillscape
- hillocked
- hillcraft
- hilltribe
- hillclimb
- hillbilly
- hilliness
- telegraph
- hillshade
- hillslope
- hill-like
- downhiller
- uphillward
- hillstream
- sandhiller
- hillwalker
- hillspeople
- midden-hill
- hillclimber
- hillwalking
- hillbillyism
- Churchillian
- hillbillyish
- hillclimbing
- hillbillylike
- Churchilliana
- Telegraph Hill
- sandhill crane