Where does “hundredsomething” come from?
hundredsomething (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.
hundredsomething (English): An indeterminate value between 100 (inclusive) and 200 (exclusive)
Definitions
- An indeterminate value between 100 (inclusive) and 200 (exclusive)
Ancestry of “hundredsomething”, step by step
hundredsomething 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 |