Where does “honderd” come from?

honderd (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch honderd, from Middle Dutch hondert, from Old Dutch hundert, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

honderd (Afrikaans): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “honderd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhonderdhundred; a count of hundred
2Middle Dutchhonderthundred
3Old Dutchhundert—
4Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundą →