Where does “thrain” come from?

thrain (English) comes from English three, from Middle English thre, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

thrain (English): Three, as coordinate term to (and used in similar sentences to) twain

Definitions

  1. Three, as coordinate term to (and used in similar sentences to) twain

Ancestry of “thrain”, step by step

thrain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English three

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthreeA numerical value after two and before four....
2Middle Englishthrethree
3Old Englishþrīthree
4Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
5Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

via English TWAIN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTWAINA standard software protocol and applications programming interface (API) that regulates communication between software applications and imaging devices such as scanners and digital cameras
2Middle Englishtwaynen
3Middle Englishtwaynetwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ