Where does “terril” come from?

terril (Dutch) comes from French terril, from French Terre, from Middle French terre, from Old French terre, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

terril (Dutch): spoil heap

Definitions

  1. spoil heap

Ancestry of “terril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchterrila conical pile of waste material removed during...
2FrenchTerreEarth; the Earth
3Middle Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
4Old Frenchterreearth; soil; land, property
5LatinTerraTerra goddess of the Earth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Latin Terra →Every word from Old French terre →