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Where does “driecilinder” come from?

driecilinder (Dutch) comes from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

driecilinder (Dutch): A three-cylinder engine; A vehicle or vessel with...

Definitions

  1. A three-cylinder engine; A vehicle or vessel with...

Ancestry of “driecilinder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdriethree
2Middle Dutchdriethree
3Old Dutchthrīe—
4Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
5Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
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