Where does “trehjuling” come from?
trehjuling (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.
trehjuling (Swedish): tricycle, trike
Definitions
- tricycle, trike
Ancestry of “trehjuling”, step by step
trehjuling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
via Swedish hjuling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hjuling | — |