Where does “thrīe” come from?
thrīe (Middle English) comes from Old English þreowa, from Proto-West Germanic *þriwō.
thrīe (Middle English): three times, thrice; a third time
Definitions
- three times, thrice; a third time
Ancestry of “thrīe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | þreowa | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *þriwō | — |
Words derived from “thrīe”