Where does “tredjekvar” come from?

tredjekvar (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.

tredjekvar (Norwegian Nynorsk): every third

Definitions

  1. every third

Ancestry of “tredjekvar”, step by step

tredjekvar 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 kvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvarwhere; each; every
2Old Norsehvarwhere
3Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
4Proto-Germanichwēr—
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tretyós →