Where does “siebzigtausendste” come from?
siebzigtausendste (German) comes from German tausendste, 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.
siebzigtausendste (German): seventy-thousandth
Definitions
- seventy-thousandth
Ancestry of “siebzigtausendste”, step by step
siebzigtausendste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tausendste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tausendste | thousandth |
| 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 |
via German siebzig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | siebzig | seventy |
| 2 | Middle High German | sibenzec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sibunzug | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebuntēhundą | seventy |