Where does “abertausend” come from?

abertausend (German) comes from German Tausend, from Middle High German tūsunt, from Old High German dūsunt, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

abertausend (German): thousandfold

Definitions

  1. thousandfold

Ancestry of “abertausend”, step by step

abertausend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tausend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTausendthousand
2Middle High Germantūsunt—
3Old High Germandūsuntthousand
4Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
5Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via German Aber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAberan objection
2Middle High Germanaberopposite, contrary
3Old High Germanaber—
4Proto-Germanicaferąafter, following, later
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →