Where does “trekant” come from?

trekant (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.

trekant (Swedish): triangle; threesome

Definitions

  1. triangle; threesome

Ancestry of “trekant”, step by step

trekant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tre

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

via Swedish känt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkäntan edge; border; rim
2Frenchcantcorner
3Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
4Gaulishcantos
5Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ

Words derived from “trekant

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes