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

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of derde

Ancestry of “3e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchderdethird; a third; third party
2Middle Dutchderdethird
3Old Dutchthriddo—
4Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
5Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
7Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tretyós →