Where does “thousand” come from?
Thousand comes from Middle English thousend, from Old English þūsend, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-.
thousand (English): A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10
Definitions
- A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10
Ancestry of “thousand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | thousend | — |
| 2 | Old English | þūsend | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þūsundi | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “thousand”