Where does “dreibein” come from?
dreibein (English) comes from German Dreibein, from German Drei, from Middle High German drī, from Old High German drī, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Ancestry of “dreibein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Dreibein | tripod; trihedron |
| 2 | German | Drei | three |
| 3 | Middle High German | drī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | drī | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |