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kil.

cold-hearted, cold-blooded

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/kɪl/
  1. cold-hearted, cold-blooded

    figuratively
  2. cold, chilly (of temperatures, weather, etc.)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *gólis Proto-Germanic *kaliz Proto-West Germanic *kali Old Dutch [Term?] Middle Dutch kille Dutch kil From Middle Dutch kille, from Proto-Germanic *kaliz, related to Middle Dutch killen (“to be (ice) cold”). Related also to German Low German Köle, German kühl, Danish køle, Swedish kyla, Icelandic kylur, and English chill.

noun/kɪl/
  1. kill, waterway on sandflats or mud flats

    archaic · dialectal · feminine
  2. creek, rivulet

    archaic · dialectal · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵi(H)-l-der. Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ Proto-West Germanic *killjā Old Dutch *killa Middle Dutch kille Dutch kil From Middle Dutch kille, from Old Dutch *killa, from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).

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