Where does “trespråkig” come from?

trespråkig (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.

trespråkig (Swedish): trilingual

Definitions

  1. trilingual

Ancestry of “trespråkig”, step by step

trespråkig 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 språkig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspråkig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉ