Where does “tusind” come from?

tusind (Danish) comes from Old Norse þúsund, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tusind (Danish): thousand; a thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand; a thousand

Ancestry of “tusind”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tusind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →