English
thiller
From thill + -er.
Formed from thill + -er
Proto-Indo-European *tel- ‘plank’
Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ ‘board’
Proto-West Germanic *þilljā
Old English þille ‘board’
Middle English thille
English thill
Today it means
noun The horse that goes between the thills, or shafts of a carriage, and supports them.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “thiller”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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