Where does “3e” come from?
3e (Dutch) comes from Dutch derde, from Middle Dutch derde, from Old Dutch thriddo, from Proto-Germanic þridjô, from Proto-Indo-European tretyós, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.
3e (Dutch): Abbreviation of derde
Ancestry of “3e”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | derde | third; a third; third party |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | derde | third |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thriddo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þridjô | third |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tretyós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥tyós | third |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |