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

  1. bore, move in a circle

Ancestry of “drillen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthrillen—
2Proto-Germanicþriljaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
4Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
5Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
6Proto-Italictermenos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “drillen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →
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