Where does “thirdness” come from?
thirdness (English) comes from English third, from Middle English thirde, from Old English þridda, from Proto-West Germanic *þriddjō, from Proto-Germanic þridjô, from Proto-Indo-European tretyós, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.
thirdness (English): The quality of being or coming third
Definitions
- The quality of being or coming third
Ancestry of “thirdness”, step by step
thirdness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English third
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | third | The ordinal form of the cardinal number three;... |
| 2 | Middle English | thirde | — |
| 3 | Old English | þridda | third |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *þriddjō | third |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þridjô | third |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tretyós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥tyós | third |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |