Where does “driewieler” come from?

driewieler (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.

driewieler (Dutch): tricycle

Definitions

tricycle

Ancestry of “driewieler”, step by step

driewieler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch drie

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	drie	three
2	Middle Dutch	drie	three
3	Old Dutch	thrīe	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	þrīʀ	three
5	Proto-Germanic	þrīz	three
6	Proto-Indo-European	*tréyes	—

via Dutch wieler

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	wieler	bicycle
2	Dutch	-er	Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3	Old Dutch	-āri	—
4	Proto-Germanic	-ārijaz	-er
5	Latin	-ārius	er
6	Proto-Italic	*-āzios	Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →