kil.
cold-hearted, cold-blooded
Meaning & usage
cold-hearted, cold-blooded
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.
kill, waterway on sandflats or mud flats
creek, rivulet
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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