nill
‘be unwilling, not to will’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. nylle, nille, nyl, nil < O.E. nylle, nelle ‘to be unwilling’ < ne ‘no’ + will < ni < ne- < Tamil al
nill
English words derived from Tamil al connoting 'negation'
nill
‘be unwilling, not to will’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. nylle, nille, nyl, nil < O.E. nylle, nelle ‘to be unwilling’ < ne ‘no’ + will < ni < ne- < Tamil al
English words derived from Tamil al connoting 'negation'