Where does “dreispurig” come from?

dreispurig (German) comes 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.

dreispurig (German): three-lane

Definitions

  1. three-lane

Ancestry of “dreispurig”, step by step

dreispurig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Drei

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

via German spur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspurtrace rest of something that indicates its former presence; any small amount
2Middle High Germanspur—
3Old High Germanspor—
4Proto-Germanicspurątrack
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →
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