Where does “achttausendfach” come from?
achttausendfach (German) comes from German tausendfach, 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.
achttausendfach (German): eight thousand fold
Definitions
- eight thousand fold
Ancestry of “achttausendfach”, step by step
achttausendfach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tausendfach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tausendfach | thousandfold |
| 2 | German | Tausend | thousand |
| 3 | Middle High German | tūsunt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dūsunt | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þūsundi | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |