Where does “drieklank” come from?

drieklank (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.

drieklank (Dutch): A tierce, third or triad, spanning three tones in...

Definitions

  1. A tierce, third or triad, spanning three tones in...

Ancestry of “drieklank”, step by step

drieklank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch drie

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

via Dutch klank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchklankA sound
2Middle Dutchclanc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →