Where does “hundredtusindvis” come from?

hundredtusindvis (Danish) comes from Danish hundredtusind, 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.

hundredtusindvis (Danish): hundreds of thousands (af / of)

Definitions

  1. hundreds of thousands (af / of)

Ancestry of “hundredtusindvis”, step by step

hundredtusindvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hundredtusind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhundredtusindhundred thousand
2Danishhundredhundred; a unit of about one hundred
3Old Norsehundraða long hundred
4Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Danish vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvismanner, way; wise; sure, certain
2Old Norsevíswise, knowing
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥