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Where does “thries” come from?

thries (Middle English) comes from Middle English thrīe, from Old English þreowa, from Proto-West Germanic *þriwō.

thries (Middle English): three times, thrice; a third time; repeated three...

Definitions

  1. three times, thrice; a third time; repeated three...

Ancestry of “thries”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthrīethree times, thrice; a third time
2Old Englishþreowa—
3Proto-West Germanic*þriwō—

Words derived from “thries”

  • thrice
  • thricely
  • thrice-monthly
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