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
Ancestry of “triyearly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | yearly | Happening once every year; Once a year; Every... |
| 2 | Middle English | yeerly | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġēarlīc | yearly, of the year, annual |
| 4 | Old English | ġēar | year |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |