Where does “treenighet” come from?

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

treenighet (Swedish): trinity, Trinity

Definitions

  1. trinity, Trinity

Ancestry of “treenighet”, step by step

treenighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish treenig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtreenigtriune
2Swedishtrethree
3Old Swedishþrirthree
4Old Norseþrírthree
5Proto-Norseᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉthree
6Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Swedish het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
2Old Swedishhēterhot
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ →
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