Where does “trekantig” come from?

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

trekantig (Swedish): triangular

Definitions

  1. triangular

Ancestry of “trekantig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrekanttriangle; threesome
2Swedishtrethree
3Old Swedishþrirthree
4Old Norseþrírthree
5Proto-Norseᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉthree
6Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ