Where does “duizendpoot” come from?
duizendpoot (Dutch) comes from Dutch duizend, 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.
duizendpoot (Dutch): A centipede, animal of the class Chilopoda; A...
Definitions
- A centipede, animal of the class Chilopoda; A...
Ancestry of “duizendpoot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | duizend | thousand; a thousand |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dusent | thousand |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thūsunt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þūsundi | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |