Where does “tweehonderd” come from?

tweehonderd (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.

tweehonderd (Dutch): two hundred

Definitions

  1. two hundred

Ancestry of “tweehonderd”, step by step

tweehonderd 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 twee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtweetwo
2Middle Dutchtwêetwo
3Old Dutchtwē—
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundą →