Where does “driejarig” come from?

driejarig (Dutch) comes from Dutch jarig, from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.

driejarig (Dutch): three-year-old

Definitions

  1. three-year-old

Ancestry of “driejarig”, step by step

driejarig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch jarig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjarighaving one's birthday
2DutchjaarA year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the...
3Dutchringring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring...
4Middle Dutchrincring; circle; circle of people
5Old Dutchrincring, circle
6Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
7Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
8Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Dutch drie

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