Where does “threeling” come from?
threeling (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.
threeling (English): One of three children born at the same birth;...
Definitions
- One of three children born at the same birth;...
Ancestry of “threeling”, step by step
threeling 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 Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |