Where does “tree” come from?
tree (Manx) comes from Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tree (Manx): three
Ancestry of “tree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | trí | three |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | trīs | three |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “tree”