Where does “dril” come from?

dril (Dutch) comes from German Drill, from Middle High German drilich, from Old High German drilīh, from Latin trilix, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

dril (Dutch): A drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus; drill

Definitions

  1. A drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus; drill

Ancestry of “dril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrill—
2Middle High Germandrilich—
3Old High Germandrilīh—
4Latintrilixhaving triple thread, three-ply
5Latintri-three, tri-
6Latintrēsthree; 3
7Proto-Italictrēsthree
8Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Latin trēs →