Where does “three” come from?
Three comes from Middle English thre, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes, the cardinal number.
three (English): A numerical value after two and before four....
Definitions
- A numerical value after two and before four....
Ancestry of “three”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 2 | Old English | þrī | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “three”