Where does “tausendmal” come from?
tausendmal (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
tausendmal (German): a thousand times; countless times
Definitions
- a thousand times; countless times
Ancestry of “tausendmal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | -mal | times |
| 2 | Middle High German | -māle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -mālun | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēlamiz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
Words derived from “tausendmal”
- einhunderttausendfach
- einhunderttausendmal
- achttausendmal
- achtzigtausendmal
- dreitausendmal
- dreißigtausendmal
- fünftausendmal
- fünfzigtausendmal
- hunderttausendmal
- neuntausendmal
- neunzigtausendmal
- sechstausendmal
- sechzigtausendmal
- siebentausendmal
- siebzigtausendmal
- viertausendmal
- vierzigtausendmal
- zehntausendmal
- zwanzigtausendmal
- zweitausendmal