Where does “thiril” come from?
thiril (Middle English) comes from Old English þyrel, from Proto-Germanic *þurhil, from Proto-Germanic þurhilą, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷelo-.
Ancestry of “thiril”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | þyrel | hole, opening; pierced, perforated |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *þurhil | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurhilą | hole, opening |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷelo- | — |
Words derived from “thiril”