Where does “triði” come from?

triði (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þriði, from Proto-Germanic þridjô, from Proto-Indo-European tretyós, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

triði (Faroese): "ordinal number of" tríggir; third

Definitions

  1. "ordinal number of" tríggir; third

Ancestry of “triði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþriðithird
2Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
3Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
5Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tretyós →