dile
Middle English
/ˈdil(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- dill Anethum graveolens or its seed.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dile (dill, anise) derived from Proto-Germanic *deliz (sow thistle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (bloom, sprout, blossom, be green).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰelh₁-
Gloss
bloom, sprout, blossom, be green
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dill English
- dill pickle English
- dillseed English
- dillwater English
- dillweed English
- dilly English
- θάλλω Ancient Greek
- θαλερός Ancient Greek
- θαλλός Ancient Greek
- *dʰelh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *deliz Proto-Germanic
- ディル Japanese
- dile Old English
- dyle Middle English
- duille Irish
- tilli Old High German
- duille Old Irish
- duille Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- dal Albanian
- dalje Albanian
- ndal Albanian
- ndaloj Albanian
- *dolisko-, *dulisko- Proto-Celtic
- *dolnyā Proto-Celtic
- *dolyā Proto-Celtic
- dille Middle Low German
- *dala Proto-Albanian