Etymograph

English

threegether

Blend of three + (to)gether.

A blend of three + together

Proto-Indo-European *tréyes

Proto-Germanic *þrīz

Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ

Old English þrī

Middle English thre

English three

Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- ‘to unite, keep’

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Proto-West Germanic *tōgadura

Old English tōgædere ‘together’

Middle English togedere

Middle English together

English together

The story

Perhaps inspired by comedian Victor Borge's "inflationary language" skit.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Today it means

adv Together as a group of three.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “threegether”. 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.

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