Where does “triyearly” come from?

triyearly (English) comes from English yearly, from Middle English yeerly, from Old English ġēarlīc, from Old English ġēar, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

triyearly (English): Three times in a year

Definitions

  1. Three times in a year

Ancestry of “triyearly”, step by step

triyearly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English yearly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyearlyHappening once every year; Once a year; Every...
2Middle Englishyeerly—
3Old Englishġēarlīcyearly, of the year, annual
4Old Englishġēaryear
5Proto-West Germanicjāryear
6Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jār →