Where does “tusinde” come from?

tusinde (Danish) comes from Old Danish thusænd, 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.

tusinde (Danish): thousand; thousandth; a thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand; thousandth; a thousand

Ancestry of “tusinde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthusænd—
2Old Norseþúsund—
3Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →