Where does “thirl” come from?

thirl (Middle English) comes from Old English þyrel, from Proto-Germanic *þurhil, from Proto-Germanic þurhilą, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷelo-.

thirl (Middle English): An aperture or hole, especially of the body

Definitions

  1. An aperture or hole, especially of the body

Ancestry of “thirl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thirl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷelo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurhilą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þurhil →