Where does “eintausendste” come from?

eintausendste (German) comes from German eintausend, 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.

eintausendste (German): thousandth

Definitions

  1. thousandth

Ancestry of “eintausendste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneintausendone thousand
2GermanTausendthousand
3Middle High Germantūsunt—
4Old High Germandūsuntthousand
5Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
6Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →