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      • chill (n.) Middle English chele, from Old English ciele (West Saxon), cele (Anglian) "cold, coolness, chill, frost, sensation of suffering from cold, sensation of cold experienced in illness," from Proto-Germanic *kal- "to be cold," from PIE root *gel- "cold; to freeze."
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    cool. Old English col "not warm" (but usually not as severe as cold), "moderately cold, neither warm nor very cold," also, figuratively, of persons, "unperturbed, undemonstrative, not excited or heated by passions," from Proto-Germanic *koluz (source also of Middle Dutch coel, Dutch ko.

    • 한국어 (Korean)

      chill 뜻: 냉기; 중세 영어 chele, 고대 영어 ciele (웨스트 사크슨어), cele (앵글로...

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      1560s, "causando una sensazione di freddo," da chill (n.) +...

    • Deutsch (German)

      chill (n.) Mittelenglisch chele, von Altenglisch ciele...

    • Spine-Chiller

      The meaning "hang out" is recorded by 1985; from earlier...

    • Chilly

      The Latin word is the source tuxedo man's evening dress for...

    • Chiliad

      "group of 1,000" (of the same sort), 1590s; "period of a...

  4. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 483345etymology - The contrasting meanings of the word "chill ...

    Jan 30, 2019 · Chill out became popular in America in the 1970s and functions as a phrasal verb. However, unlike many phrasal verbs, this phrase may be shortened to chill while retaining its idiomatic meaning. (writingexplained.org)

  5. www.neuralword.com › en › articleDecoding the Slang: Unraveling the True Meaning of Chill

    Dec 20, 2023 · The word “chill” originated in African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) during the 1980s. It was derived from the word “chillin’,” which was used to describe someone who was relaxed or unwinding after a stressful period.

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  7. wordhistories.net › 2022/01/26 › chillax‘chillax’: meaning and origin(s) – word histories

    Jan 26, 2022 · ‘chillax’: meaning and origin (s) Pascal Tréguer etymology, United Kingdom & Ireland, USA & Canada Internet, newspapers & magazines, portmanteaux, slang, United Kingdom, USA 2 Comments. Often used in the imperative, the colloquial verb chillax means to calm down and relax.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › chillchill - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 26, 2024 · From Middle Englishchele, chile, from Old Englishċiele, ċele(“cold; coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic*kali, from Proto-Germanic*kaliz, from Proto-Indo-European*gel-(“to be cold”).

  9. cooljugator.com › etymology › enChill etymology in English

    Detailed word origin of chill. Words with the same origin as chill. kill. English word chill comes from Proto-Germanic *kaliz (Cold, coldness.)

  10. www.etymonline.com › word › chillychilly | Etymology of chilly by etymonline

    Nov 9, 2017 · The Latin word is the source tuxedo man's evening dress for semiformal occasions, 1889, named for Tuxedo Park, N.Y., a rural resort development for wealthy New Yorkers and site of a country club where it first was worn, supposedly in 1886.

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