Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hüvel, northern variant of hübel, from Old High German *huvil, *hubil, from Proto-Germanic *hubilaz. Cognate with dialectal German Hübel and Old Dutch huvil, whence Dutch heuvel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhivel/, [ˈhivəl]

Noun

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Hiwwel m (plural Hiwwelen)

  1. hill

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German Hübel.

Noun

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Hiwwel m (plural Hiwwel)

  1. hill
  2. knoll