English
Schuylkill
Schuylkill comes from English kill ‘creek’.
- English1500–presentkill‘creek’
- EnglishtodaySchuylkill
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentkill‘creek’
- EnglishtodaySchuylkill
The story
The second element is kill (‘creek’).
Every English word from English kill
Today it means
name A river in Pennsylvania, United States, which flows into the Delaware River at Philadelphia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English kill / Schuylkill