Where does “drittklassig” come from?

drittklassig (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.

drittklassig (German): third-class, third-rate

Definitions

  1. third-class, third-rate

Ancestry of “drittklassig”, step by step

drittklassig 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 klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklassegreat, awesome
2Russianклассclass
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tretyós →