Where does “þyrelian” come from?

þyrelian (Old English) comes from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

þyrelian (Old English): to make a hole through, pierce, perforate; to...

Definitions

  1. to make a hole through, pierce, perforate; to...

Ancestry of “þyrelian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
2Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
3Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
4Proto-Italictermenos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “þyrelian”

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