Where does “syū” come from?

syū (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Ancestry of “syū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjauseven
2Dutchdriethree
3Middle Dutchdriethree
4Old Dutchthrīe
5Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
6Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ
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