Where does “Molldreiklang” come from?

Molldreiklang (German) comes from German Dreiklang, 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.

Molldreiklang (German): minor triad

Definitions

  1. minor triad

Ancestry of “Molldreiklang”, step by step

Molldreiklang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dreiklang

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

via German Moll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMollminor
2Medieval Latinmolle—
3Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
4Latinmolduis—
5Proto-Italicmoldus—
6Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →