Where does “grootduizend” come from?

grootduizend (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.

grootduizend (Dutch): great thousand; 100 dozen, 1200

Definitions

  1. great thousand; 100 dozen, 1200

Ancestry of “grootduizend”, step by step

grootduizend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch duizend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduizendthousand; a thousand
2Middle Dutchdusentthousand
3Old Dutchthūsuntthousand
4Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
5Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Dutch groot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrootbig, large, great; great, important, eminent,...
2Middle Dutchgrôotbig, large
3Old Dutchgrōtbig, large
4Proto-West Germanicgraut—
5Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →