Where does “tūsent” come from?
tūsent (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dūsunt, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Ancestry of “tūsent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | dūsunt | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þūsundi | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |