Where does “þrenna” come from?

þrenna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þrennur, from Old Norse þrinnr, from Proto-Germanic þriznaz.

þrenna (Icelandic): a group of three; three of a kind

Definitions

  1. a group of three; three of a kind

Ancestry of “þrenna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþrennurthree; indefinite nominative plural of þrenna;...
2Old Norseþrinnr—
3Proto-Germanicþriznaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þriznaz →Every word from Old Norse þrinnr →Every word from Icelandic þrennur →