Where does “trekant” come from?

trekant (Danish) comes from Danish kant, from French cant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

trekant (Danish): triangle; threesome

Definitions

  1. triangle; threesome

Ancestry of “trekant”, step by step

trekant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkantedge, border
2Frenchcantcorner
3Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
4Gaulishcantos—
5Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

via Danish tre

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

Words derived from “trekant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →