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
- hundreds of thousands (af / of)
Ancestry of “hundredtusindvis”, step by step
hundredtusindvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish hundredtusind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hundredtusind | hundred thousand |
| 2 | Danish | hundred | hundred; a unit of about one hundred |
| 3 | Old Norse | hundrað | a long hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |