Where does “drill” come from?
drill (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål drille, from English drill, from Middle Dutch drillen, from Old Dutch thrillen, from Proto-Germanic þriljaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
drill (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of drille
Definitions
- imperative of drille
Ancestry of “drill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | drille | to drill, bore a hole |
| 2 | English | drill | To create by removing material with a drill; To... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | drillen | bore, move in a circle |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thrillen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þriljaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |