Where does “århundred” come from?
århundred (Danish) comes from Danish hundred, from Old Norse hundrað, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
århundred (Danish): A century; a period of 100 consecutive years
Definitions
- A century; a period of 100 consecutive years
Ancestry of “århundred”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | hundred | hundred; a unit of about one hundred |
| 2 | Old Norse | hundrað | a long hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |