Where does “tredjedel” come from?

tredjedel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tredje, from Old Norse þriði, from Proto-Germanic þridjô, from Proto-Indo-European tretyós, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

tredjedel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a third

Definitions

  1. a third

Ancestry of “tredjedel”, step by step

tredjedel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tredje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktredjethird
2Old Norseþriðithird
3Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
4Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
6Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via Norwegian Nynorsk del

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdelpart, portion, share
2Middle Low Germandēl—
3Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tretyós →
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