Where does “trea” come from?
trea (Swedish) comes from Swedish tre, from Old Swedish þrir, from Old Norse þrír, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
trea (Swedish): three; the digit "3"; third-grader; pupil in the...
Definitions
- three; the digit "3"; third-grader; pupil in the...
Ancestry of “trea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | tre | three |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þrir | three |
| 3 | Old Norse | þrír | three |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ | three |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |