Where does “tredje ben” come from?

tredje ben (Swedish) comes from Swedish tredje, from Old Swedish þriþi, from Old Norse þriði, from Proto-Germanic þridjô, from Proto-Indo-European tretyós, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

tredje ben (Swedish): a third leg (penis)

Definitions

  1. a third leg (penis)

Ancestry of “tredje ben”, step by step

tredje ben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tredje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtredjethird
2Old Swedishþriþithird
3Old Norseþriðithird
4Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
5Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
7Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via Swedish ben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbenleg; a body part; leg; part of trousers which...
2Old Swedishbēnbone
3Old Norsebeinleg; bone
4Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tretyós →