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