Where does “neuntausendmal” come from?

neuntausendmal (German) comes from German tausendmal, from German -mal, from Middle High German -māle, from Old High German -mālun, from Proto-Germanic mēlamiz, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

neuntausendmal (German): nine thousand times

Definitions

  1. nine thousand times

Ancestry of “neuntausendmal”, step by step

neuntausendmal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tausendmal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantausendmala thousand times; countless times
2German-maltimes
3Middle High German-māle
4Old High German-mālun
5Proto-Germanicmēlamiz
6Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via German neun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneunnine
2Old High Germanniunnine
3Proto-West Germanicneunnine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-