Where does “Daumen” come from?

Daumen (German) comes 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.

Daumen (German): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “Daumen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandūmethumb
2Old High Germandūmothumb
3Proto-West Germanicþūmōthumb
4Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
5Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “Daumen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →
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