Where does “hundretusen” come from?

hundretusen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hundre, from Old Norse hundrað, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

hundretusen (Norwegian Nynorsk): hundred thousand

Definitions

  1. hundred thousand

Ancestry of “hundretusen”, step by step

hundretusen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hundre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhundrehundred
2Old Norsehundraða long hundred
3Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
4Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Norwegian Nynorsk tusen

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

Words derived from “hundretusen”

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