Where does “trekvart” come from?

trekvart (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.

trekvart (Swedish): three-quarters when used to describe three of four equal parts of something else than an hour, normally used in genitive: trekvarts

Definitions

  1. three-quarters when used to describe three of four equal parts of something else than an hour, normally used in genitive: trekvarts

Ancestry of “trekvart”, step by step

trekvart 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 kvart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkvarta quarter; a quarter of an hour, 15 minutes; a...
2Frenchquartfourth; quarter; shift
3Latinquārtusfourth
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ