chill

chill · noun, adjective¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gel-“to be cold”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*kaliz
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*kali
4. Old English · inherited fromċiele
5. Middle English · inherited fromchele
6. English todaychill

From Middle English chele, chile, from Old English ċiele, ċele (“cold; coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kali, from Proto-Germanic *kaliz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold”). Closely related with Dutch kil. Also akin to cool, cold, gel, and congeal, which see.

chill · verb²

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*kilēn“to be cold”
2. Old English · inherited fromċilian“to be cold”
3. Middle English · inherited fromchillen
4. English todaychill

From Middle English chillen, from Old English ċilian (“to be cold”), from Proto-West Germanic *kilēn (“to be cold”). Cognate with Middle Dutch killen (“to be cold”), Dutch killen (“to be cold, shiver”).

chill · contraction³

1. Middle English · inherited fromichille
2. English todaychill

From Middle English ichille, equivalent to ch- + will, from ich + will.

Chill · proper noun⁴

Variant of Child.

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