Where does “treer” come from?

treer (Danish) comes from Danish tre, from Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

treer (Danish): third; three

Definitions

  1. third; three

Ancestry of “treer”, step by step

treer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrethree
2Old Norseþrírthree
3Proto-Norseᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉthree
4Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Sanskrit स्त्री

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्त्रीa woman, female; wife; the female of any animal
2Proto-Indo-IranianstríHa woman
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Proto-West Germanic tredan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictredanto tread
2Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
3Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ →