Where does “hundred” come from?
Hundred comes from Middle English hundred, from Old English hundred, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥.
hundred (English): A numerical value equal to 100 , occurring after...
Definitions
- A numerical value equal to 100 , occurring after...
Ancestry of “hundred”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hundred | — |
| 2 | Old English | hundred | hundred |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hundarad | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
Words derived from “hundred”