Etymograph

English

tilling

Tilling comes from Old English tilung ‘gain from labor, acquisition, fruit obtained…’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150tilung1‘gain from labor, acquisition, fruit obtained via tilling’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tyllynge1
  3. Englishtodaytilling1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tilling

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150tilungWiktionary, English tilling‘gain from labor, acquisition, fruit obtained via tilling’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tyllyngeWiktionary, English tilling
  3. EnglishtodaytillingWiktionary, English tilling

Every English word from Old English tilung

Today it means

noun The act of one who tills.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tilling”. 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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