Where does “tusindvis” come from?

tusindvis (Danish) comes from Danish tusind, 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.

tusindvis (Danish): thousands (af / of)

Definitions

  1. thousands (af / of)

Ancestry of “tusindvis”, step by step

tusindvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

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