English

ant-hill

From ant + hill.

A compound of ant + hill

Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā

Old English ǣmete

Middle English ampte ‘an ant’

English ant

Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís ‘top, hill, rock’

Proto-Germanic *hulliz ‘hill’

Proto-West Germanic *hulli ‘hill’

Old English hyll ‘hill’

Middle English hil ‘hill’

English hill

Today it means

noun A mound-shaped nest built or inhabited by ants or termites.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ant-hill