English
Kill Van Kull
Kill Van Kull comes from Middle Dutch Kille Van Col ‘Dutch Kil Van Col’.
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500Kille Van Col‘Dutch Kil Van Col’
- EnglishtodayKill Van Kull
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500Kille Van Col‘Dutch Kil Van Col’
- EnglishtodayKill Van Kull
The story
From Middle Dutch Kille Van Col (‘Dutch Kil Van Col’) Literally, “watercourse of the pass” From being a tidal strait (kille) and low point (pass, col) beyond Bergen Hill, between Bergen Point and Staten Island.
Every English word from Middle Dutch Kille Van Col
Today it means
name A strait between Staten Island, New York and Bergen Neck, New Jersey in United States, part of the New York Bay.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Dutch Kille Van Col / Kill Van Kull