Where does “hundredish” come from?
hundredish (English) comes from English hundred, from Middle English hundred, from Old English hundred, from Proto-West Germanic *hundarad, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
hundredish (English): Around a hundred in number
Definitions
- Around a hundred in number
Ancestry of “hundredish”, step by step
hundredish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hundred
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hundred | A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine |
| 2 | Middle English | hundred | A hundred; 100 |
| 3 | Old English | hundred | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hundarad | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |