Where does “hundert” come from?
hundert (Lower Sorbian) comes from German Hundert, from Middle High German hundert, from Old Saxon hunderod, from Proto-West Germanic *hundarad, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
hundert (Lower Sorbian): hundred
Definitions
- hundred
Ancestry of “hundert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hundert | the number 100; A unity of hundred things |
| 2 | Middle High German | hundert | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hunderod | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hundarad | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |