Where does “þúsundkall” come from?
þúsundkall (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þúsund, from Old Norse þúsund, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
þúsundkall (Icelandic): a one thousand krónur bill, one grand
Definitions
- a one thousand krónur bill, one grand
Ancestry of “þúsundkall”, step by step
þúsundkall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic þúsund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þúsund | a thousand |
| 2 | Old Norse | þúsund | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Icelandic kall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kall | call, shout |