English

third

/θɜːd/
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

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    Origin

    PIE word

    *tréyes

    From Middle English thirde, thridde, from Old English þridda, from Proto-Germanic *þridjô, from Pre-Germanic *tretyós, a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishthirde
      • inheritedOld Englishþridda
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*þridjô “third”
          • inheritedProto-Indo-European*tr̥tyós

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