Where does “trekløver” come from?

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

trekløver (Danish): shamrock

Definitions

  1. shamrock

Ancestry of “trekløver”, step by step

trekløver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tre

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

via Danish kløver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkløverclover; present of kløve
2Middle Low Germanklēver—
3Proto-West Germanicklaibrāclover
4Proto-West Germanicklaiwʀā—
5Proto-West Germanicklaiw ~ klaiwiʀi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ →
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