Where does “hundretusenvis” come from?

hundretusenvis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hundretusen, 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.

hundretusenvis (Norwegian Nynorsk): hundreds of thousands

Definitions

  1. hundreds of thousands

Ancestry of “hundretusenvis”, step by step

hundretusenvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hundretusen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhundretusenhundred thousand
2Norwegian Nynorskhundrehundred
3Old Norsehundraða long hundred
4Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Norwegian Nynorsk vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskviswise; a way, manner
2Old Norsevíswise, knowing
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundą →