Where does “Dreierbeziehung” come from?

Dreierbeziehung (German) comes from German Beziehung, from German beziehen, from German ziehen, from Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Dreierbeziehung (German): ménage à trois

Definitions

  1. ménage à trois

Ancestry of “Dreierbeziehung”, step by step

Dreierbeziehung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Beziehung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeziehungrelation, relationship, connection
2Germanbeziehento refer, to relate
3Germanziehento pull; to drag
4Middle High Germanziehento pull
5Old High Germanziohan
6Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
7Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via German Drei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDreithree
2Middle High Germandrīthree
3Old High Germandrīthree
4Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
5Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-