Where does “Dreiländereck” come from?
Dreiländereck (German) comes from German Eck, from German ecke, from Middle High German ecke, from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic aggju, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Dreiländereck (German): tripoint, trijunction, triple point geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or subnational entities meet
Definitions
- tripoint, trijunction, triple point geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or subnational entities meet
Ancestry of “Dreiländereck”, step by step
Dreiländereck traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Eck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eck | corner |
| 2 | German | ecke | corner, edge |
| 3 | Middle High German | ecke | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ecka | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aggju | edge, corner |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agjō | edge, corner |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |