Where does “duim” come from?

duim (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch duim, from Middle Dutch dume, from Old Dutch thūmo, from Proto-West Germanic þūmō, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

duim (Afrikaans): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “duim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduimthumb, the inner-most finger; inch; pintle
2Middle Dutchdume—
3Old Dutchthūmo—
4Proto-West Germanicþūmōthumb
5Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
6Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →