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Where does “derde” come from?

derde (Dutch) comes 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.

derde (Dutch): third; a third; third party

Definitions

  1. third; a third; third party

Ancestry of “derde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchderdethird
2Old Dutchthriddo—
3Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
4Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
6Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

Words derived from “derde”

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