1. Etymology of the English word drill
the English word drill
derived from the Dutch word dril
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *threljanan
Derivations in English
mandrill, drilling, drillmaster, drillship, drillstock, drilledDerivations in other languages
Italian drillo, Italian drillometro, Spanish drilCognates
Dutch dril, French treillis, German Drillich, Italian traliccio, Norwegian dreil, Swedish drällUsage
Word found in Modern English2. Etymology of the English word drill
derived from the English word drill