Dill
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Old English dile, dyle ; related to Dutch dille and German Dill ; of unknown ultimate origin.
wiktionary
From Middle English dile, from Old English dile(“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate. [1]
Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.
Variant of dull
Perhaps a backformation from dilly(“silly”).
etymonline
dill (n.)
"umbelliferous plant with yellow flowers, extensively cultivated for its aroma and oils," Middle English dille, from Old English dile "dill, anise," a Germanic word of unknown origin (cognates: Old Saxon dilli, Middle Dutch and Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill). Dill-pickle is recorded from 1899.
