Where does “Dreiecksnatter” come from?

Dreiecksnatter (German) comes from German Dreieck, from German Drei, from Middle High German drī, from Old High German drī, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Dreiecksnatter (German): milk snake

Definitions

  1. milk snake

Ancestry of “Dreiecksnatter”, step by step

Dreiecksnatter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dreieck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDreiecktriangle
2GermanDreithree
3Middle High Germandrīthree
4Old High Germandrīthree
5Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
6Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via German Natter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNattersnake of the colubrid family
2Middle High Germannātere—
3Old High Germannātara—
4Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
5Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →