Where does “hundred” come from?

hundred (Middle English) comes from Old English hundred, from Proto-West Germanic *hundarad, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

hundred (Middle English): A hundred; 100

Definitions

  1. A hundred; 100

Ancestry of “hundred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhundredhundred
2Proto-West Germanic*hundaradhundred
3Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
4Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “hundred”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundą →
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