Where does “aberhundert” come from?

aberhundert (German) comes from German Hundert, from Middle High German hundert, from Old Saxon hunderod, from Proto-West Germanic *hundarad, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

aberhundert (German): hundredfold

Definitions

  1. hundredfold

Ancestry of “aberhundert”, step by step

aberhundert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hundert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHundertthe number 100; A unity of hundred things
2Middle High Germanhundert
3Old Saxonhunderodhundred
4Proto-West Germanic*hundaradhundred
5Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
6Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via German Aber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAberan objection
2Middle High Germanaberopposite, contrary
3Old High Germanaber
4Proto-Germanicaferąafter, following, later
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tómEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundą
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