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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþyrelhole, opening; pierced, perforated
2Proto-Germanic*þurhil—
3Proto-Germanicþurhiląhole, opening
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷelo-—

Words derived from “thiril”

  • thirl
  • nosethirl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷelo- →