Where does “thrillen” come from?

thrillen (Old Dutch) comes 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.

Ancestry of “thrillen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	þriljaną	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	ter-	tender, weak; young creature
3	Italian	termine	end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
4	Latin	terminus	a boundary, limit, end
5	Proto-Italic	termenos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	térmn̥	boundary, end

Words derived from “thrillen”

drill
drilling
driller
drilldown
mandrill
drillmaster
predrill
microdrill
drillable
redrill
nondrilling
drillability
drillstock
drillship
antidrilling
postdrilling
drillproof
turbodrill
khaki drill
dril
mandril
mandrilar
drill
driller

Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →

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