Etymology Explorer
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Where does “thrī” come from?
thrī (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
Ancestry of “thrī”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
þrīz
three
2
Proto-Indo-European
*tréyes
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Words derived from “thrī”
dri
drie
driekwart
drieluik
drievoet
drieklank
drieling
driekleur
drietand
drietal
driewieler
driepoot
driecilinder
drie
dri
sjau
drie-eenheid
driebandenspel
driekwartsmaat
driedekker
driekleurig
driekoppig
Driemanspolder
driemotorig
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