Where does “níu þúsund” come from?

níu þúsund (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.

níu þúsund (Icelandic): nine thousand

Definitions

  1. nine thousand

Ancestry of “níu þúsund”, step by step

níu þúsund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þúsund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþúsunda thousand
2Old Norseþúsund—
3Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Icelandic níu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicníunine; the cardinal number after átta and before...
2Old Norseníunine
3Proto-Germanicnewunnine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →