Where does “duizend” come from?

duizend (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dusent, from Old Dutch thūsunt, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

duizend (Dutch): thousand; a thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand; a thousand

Ancestry of “duizend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdusentthousand
2Old Dutchthūsuntthousand
3Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
4Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “duizend”

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