Where does “Drents” come from?
Drents (Dutch) comes from Dutch Drenthe, from Old Dutch Thriente, from Old Dutch Thrianta, from Old Dutch thrie, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Drents (Dutch): of, from, pertaining to or characteric of Drenthe
Definitions
- of, from, pertaining to or characteric of Drenthe
Ancestry of “Drents”, step by step
Drents traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Drenthe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Drenthe | Drenthe, a province of the Netherlands |
| 2 | Old Dutch | Thriente | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | Thrianta | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thrie | three |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |