Where does “dri” come from?

dri (Sranan Tongo) comes 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.

dri (Sranan Tongo): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “dri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdriethree
2Middle Dutchdriethree
3Old Dutchthrīe—
4Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
5Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “dri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →
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