Where does “túsund” come from?

túsund (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þúsund, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

túsund (Faroese): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “túsund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþúsund—
2Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →