Where does “duisend” come from?

duisend (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch duizend, from Middle Dutch dusent, from Old Dutch thūsunt, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

duisend (Afrikaans): thousand; a thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand; a thousand

Ancestry of “duisend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduizendthousand; a thousand
2Middle Dutchdusentthousand
3Old Dutchthūsuntthousand
4Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
5Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →