Where does “Däumling” come from?

Däumling (German) comes from German Daumen, from Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-West Germanic þūmō, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Däumling (German): thumbstall; thumb; cam, dog

Definitions

  1. thumbstall; thumb; cam, dog

Ancestry of “Däumling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDaumenthumb
2Middle High Germandūmethumb
3Old High Germandūmothumb
4Proto-West Germanicþūmōthumb
5Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
6Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →
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