Where does “drittgrößte” come from?

drittgrößte (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.

drittgrößte (German): third biggest, third largest

Definitions

  1. third biggest, third largest

Ancestry of “drittgrößte”, step by step

drittgrößte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dritte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrittethird
2Old High Germandrittothird
3Proto-West Germanic*þriddjōthird
4Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
5Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
7Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via German größte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrößte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tretyós →