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
Ancestry of “tusenfryd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tusen | a thousand; thousand; 1000 |
| 2 | Old Norse | þúsund | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |