Where does “titusenvis” come from?

titusenvis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål titusen, from Norwegian Bokmål tusen, 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.

titusenvis (Norwegian Bokmål): tens of thousands (av / of)

Definitions

  1. tens of thousands (av / of)

Ancestry of “titusenvis”, step by step

titusenvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål titusen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltitusenten thousand
2Norwegian Bokmåltusena thousand; thousand; 1000
3Old Norseþúsund—
4Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Norwegian Bokmål vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviswise; imperative of vise
2Old Norsevísscertain; wise; known
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →
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