Where does “thirling” come from?
thirling (English) comes from Middle English thurlunge, from Old English þyrlung, from Old English þyrlian, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
thirling (English): The act of boring or perforating; Same as thirl;...
Definitions
- The act of boring or perforating; Same as thirl;...
Ancestry of “thirling”, step by step
thirling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English thurlunge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | thurlunge | — |
| 2 | Old English | þyrlung | piercing, perforation |
| 3 | Old English | þyrlian | to pierce |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via English thirl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thirl | A hole, aperture, especially a nostril; A low... |
| 2 | English | thrall | One who is enslaved or under mind control; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | thral | A slave or serf; one in bondage or slavery |
| 4 | Old English | þrǣl | thrall, slave, servant |
| 5 | Old Norse | þræll | slave |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þragilaz | runner; gofer; servant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | trāgʰ- | pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run |