Where does “hondert” come from?

hondert (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German hundert, from Old Saxon hunderod, from Proto-West Germanic *hundarad, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

hondert (Central Franconian): a hundred

Definitions

  1. a hundred

Ancestry of “hondert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhundert—
2Old Saxonhunderodhundred
3Proto-West Germanic*hundaradhundred
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 →
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