English

three

/θɹɪj/
A numerical value equal to 3; the number following two and preceding four.

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    Origin

    From Middle English thre, threo, thrie, thri, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Doublet of tres and trey.

    Cognate with German drei, Albanian tre, Armenian երեք (erekʻ), Latin trēs, Latvian trīs, Lithuanian trỹs, Greek τρεῖς (treís), Old Church Slavonic трьѥ (trĭje), and others.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishthre
      • inheritedOld Englishþrī
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*þrīʀ
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*þrīz
            • inheritedProto-Indo-European*tréyes “three”
              • derivedProto-Indo-European*Hwogos
              • derivedProto-Indo-European*kʷeh₁d- “sharp”
              • derived (ultimately)Proto-Indo-European*pṓds “foot”
                • partProto-Indo-European*ped- “to step, walk; to fall, stumble”
                • partProto-Indo-European*-s
              • derivedProto-Indo-European*ǵómbʰos “tooth”
                • partProto-Indo-European*ǵembʰ-
                • partProto-Indo-European*-os

    Related: English trey (doublet), English tres (doublet), German drei, Albanian tre, Armenian երեք, Latin trēs, Latvian trīs, Lithuanian trỹs, Greek τρεῖς, Old Church Slavonic трьѥ

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