Where does “dreistrahlig” come from?

dreistrahlig (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.

dreistrahlig (German): three-engined

Definitions

  1. three-engined

Ancestry of “dreistrahlig”, step by step

dreistrahlig 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 strahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrahlbeam, ray (e.g. of light)
2Middle High Germanstrālearrow, beam
3Old High Germanstrālaarrow, lightning bolt
4Proto-Germanic*strālu—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →