Where does “Dreieckszahl” come from?

Dreieckszahl (German) comes from German zahl, from Latvian zāle, from German Saal, from Middle High German sal, from Old High German sal, from Proto-West Germanic sāli, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

Dreieckszahl (German): triangular number, triangle number

Definitions

  1. triangular number, triangle number

Ancestry of “Dreieckszahl”, step by step

Dreieckszahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzahlsingular imperative of zahlen; first-person...
2Latvianzālegrass; weed; herb
3GermanSaalhall or large room
4Middle High Germansal
5Old High Germansalhouse, hall; dwelling, house, entrance hall;...
6Proto-West Germanicsālihappiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time
7Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
8Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

via German Dreieck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDreiecktriangle
2GermanDreithree
3Middle High Germandrīthree
4Old High Germandrīthree
5Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
6Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol-Every word from Proto-Germanic salizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sāli