Where does “hundredtusind” come from?

hundredtusind (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.

hundredtusind (Danish): hundred thousand

Definitions

  1. hundred thousand

Ancestry of “hundredtusind”, step by step

hundredtusind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hundred

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhundredhundred; a unit of about one hundred
2Old Norsehundraða long hundred
3Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
4Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Danish tusind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtusindthousand; a thousand
2Old Norseþúsund—
3Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “hundredtusind”

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