Etymograph

English

threeawn

From three + awn.

A compound of three + awn

Proto-Indo-European *tréyes

Proto-Germanic *þrīz

Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ

Old English þrī

Middle English thre

English three

Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā

Proto-Germanic *aganō ‘chaff’

Old Norse ǫgn

Middle English aw(u)ne

English awn

Today it means

noun Any grass in the genus Aristida.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “threeawn”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / threeawn