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Where does “drilīh” come from?

drilīh (Old High German) comes from Latin trilix, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Ancestry of “drilīh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrilixhaving triple thread, three-ply
2Latintri-three, tri-
3Latintrēs—
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “drilīh”

  • Drillich
  • Drill
  • drilich
  • Drill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →