Where does “hundertundzweite” come from?

hundertundzweite (German) comes from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

hundertundzweite (German): hundred-and-second

Definitions

  1. hundred-and-second

Ancestry of “hundertundzweite”, step by step

hundertundzweite traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German und

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
2Middle High Germanunde—
3Old High Germanuntiand
4Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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 zweite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweitesecond
2Germanzweitwo
3Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
4Old High Germanzwēnetwo
5Proto-West Germanictwai-two
6Proto-Germanictwaitwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →