Where does “tre” come from?

tre (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tre (Scottish Gaelic): through, by means of

Definitions

  1. through, by means of

Ancestry of “tre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtríthree
2Proto-Celtictrīsthree
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Celtic trīs →Every word from Old Irish trí →