myEtymology.com: French etymology of drill

1. Etymology of the French word drill

the French word drill

derived from the French word mandrill

The earliest known usage of drill in French dates from the 18th century.

derived from the French word drill

derived from the English word drilling

using the English suffix -ing

derived from the English word drill

derived from the Dutch word dril

derived from the Middle Dutch word drillen

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terə-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *threljanan