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Where does “tres” come from?

tres (Danish) comes from Danish tresindstyve, from Danish tyve, from Old Norse tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tres (Danish): sixty

Definitions

  1. sixty

Ancestry of “tres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtresindstyvesixty
2Danishtyvetwenty; indefinite plural of tyv
3Old Norsetuttugutwenty
4Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “tres”

  • tresindstyve
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