Mixed origins; Old English 'breo' fem&neut (masc 'prie, brie') from PreGermanic 'thrijz' from Old French 'thre', Mittel Dutch 'drie', Old High German 'drei' Old Norse 'prir', Danish 'tre', first attested usage 'three' from 1552. Understandable trading use understandable for all European cultures from 11th. century, for all Germanic/Saxon, probably 4th. century
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