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

  1. hundred; a unit of about one hundred

Ancestry of “hundred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehundraða long hundred
2Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
3Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “hundred”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundą →