Where does “Drittklässler” come from?

Drittklässler (German) comes from German dritte, from Old High German dritto, from Proto-West Germanic *þriddjō, from Proto-Germanic þridjô, from Proto-Indo-European tretyós, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

Drittklässler (German): third-year pupil

Definitions

  1. third-year pupil

Ancestry of “Drittklässler”, step by step

Drittklässler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dritte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrittethird
2Old High Germandrittothird
3Proto-West Germanic*þriddjōthird
4Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
5Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
7Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via German klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklassegreat, awesome
2Russianклассclass
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tretyós →