Where does “drillen” come from?
drillen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thrillen, from Proto-Germanic þriljaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
drillen (Middle Dutch): bore, move in a circle
Definitions
- bore, move in a circle