Where does “halvtredje” come from?
halvtredje (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tredje, from Old Norse þriði, from Proto-Germanic þridjô, from Proto-Indo-European tretyós, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.
halvtredje (Danish): two and a half
Definitions
- two and a half
Ancestry of “halvtredje”, step by step
halvtredje traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål tredje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tredje | third |
| 2 | Old Norse | þriði | third |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þridjô | third |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tretyós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥tyós | third |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |
via Norwegian Bokmål halv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | halv | half |
| 2 | Old Norse | halfr | half |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk tredje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tredje | third |