Where does “drëlich” come from?

drëlich (Kashubian) comes from German Drillich, 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.

drëlich (Kashubian): drill

Definitions

  1. drill

Ancestry of “drëlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrillichdrill
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 →