Where does “thrinter” come from?

thrinter (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.

thrinter (English): An animal three winters old

Definitions

  1. An animal three winters old

Ancestry of “thrinter”, step by step

thrinter 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 Winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWinterA placename
2Middle Englishwinterwinter
3Old Englishwinterwinter; year
4Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →