Where does “tree” come from?
tree (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thrē, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tree (North Frisian): three
Ancestry of “tree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | thrē | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |