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
Ancestry of “hundretusen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hundre | hundred |
| 2 | Old Norse | hundrað | a long hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
Words derived from “hundretusen”