Where does “dreiwöchig” come from?
dreiwöchig (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.
dreiwöchig (German): three-week
Definitions
- three-week
Ancestry of “dreiwöchig”, step by step
dreiwöchig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Drei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Drei | three |
| 2 | Middle High German | drī | three |
| 3 | Old High German | drī | three |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via German woche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woche | week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday |
| 2 | Middle High German | woche | week |
| 3 | Old High German | wehha | week |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wikā | week |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |