Where does “tre” come from?

tre (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þrir, from Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tre (Swedish): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþrirthree
2Old Norseþrírthree
3Proto-Norseᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉthree
4Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

Words derived from “tre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ
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