Where does “drittens” come from?

drittens (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.

drittens (German): thirdly

Definitions

  1. thirdly

Ancestry of “drittens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrittethird
2Old High Germandrittothird
3Proto-West Germanic*þriddjōthird
4Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
5Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
7Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tretyós →