Where does “þyrel” come from?

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

þyrel (Old English): hole, opening; pierced, perforated

Definitions

  1. hole, opening; pierced, perforated

Ancestry of “þyrel”, step by step

þyrel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *þurhil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*þurhil—
2Proto-Germanicþurhiląhole, opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷelo-—

via Proto-West Germanic *þurhil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þurhilperforated

Words derived from “þyrel”

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