Where does “tredjeland” come from?

tredjeland (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.

tredjeland (Swedish): a non-member country

Definitions

  1. a non-member country

Ancestry of “tredjeland”, step by step

tredjeland 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 länd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishländloin
2Old Swedishländland
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tretyós →
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