Where does “three-tiered” come from?
three-tiered (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.
three-tiered (English): Having three tiers
Definitions
- Having three tiers
Ancestry of “three-tiered”, step by step
three-tiered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English three
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 2 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 3 | Old English | þrī | three |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via English tiered
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tiered | simple past tense and past participle of tier;... |