Where does “hundredman” come from?

hundredman (English) comes from Old English hundredmann, 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.

hundredman (English): A person overseeing one hundred others; a man overseeing a hundred-strong army

Definitions

  1. A person overseeing one hundred others; a man overseeing a hundred-strong army

Ancestry of “hundredman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhundredmanncenturion
2Old Englishhundredhundred
3Proto-West Germanic*hundaradhundred
4Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundą →