Where does “groothonderd” come from?

groothonderd (Dutch) comes from Dutch honderd, from Middle Dutch hondert, from Old Dutch hundert, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

groothonderd (Dutch): great hundred; 10 dozen, 120

Definitions

  1. great hundred; 10 dozen, 120

Ancestry of “groothonderd”, step by step

groothonderd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch honderd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhonderdhundred; a count of hundred
2Middle Dutchhonderthundred
3Old Dutchhundert—
4Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

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 déḱm̥ →