Where does “duim” come from?

duim (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dume, from Old Dutch thūmo, from Proto-West Germanic þūmō, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

duim (Dutch): thumb, the inner-most finger; inch; pintle

Definitions

  1. thumb, the inner-most finger; inch; pintle

Ancestry of “duim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdume—
2Old Dutchthūmo—
3Proto-West Germanicþūmōthumb
4Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
5Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “duim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →