Where does “tree” come from?

tree (Manx) comes from Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tree (Manx): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtríthree
2Proto-Celtictrīsthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

Words derived from “tree

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Celtic trīsEvery word from Old Irish trí
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