Where does “tusenfryd” come from?

tusenfryd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

tusenfryd (Norwegian Bokmål): a daisy

Definitions

  1. a daisy

Ancestry of “tusenfryd”, step by step

tusenfryd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tusen

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

via Norwegian Bokmål fryd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfrydjoy, delight
2Danishfrydjoy, delight
3Old Norsefrygðmagnificence, splendour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →