Where does “drie” come from?

drie (Dutch Low Saxon) comes from Middle Low German drî, from Old Saxon thrie, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

drie (Dutch Low Saxon): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “drie”, step by step

drie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German drî

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandrî—
2Old Saxonthriethree
3Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
4Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Middle Low German drê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandrê—
2Old Saxonthrīethree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →