Where does “tusen” come from?
tusen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.
tusen (Norwegian Nynorsk): a thousand; thousand; 1000
Definitions
- a thousand; thousand; 1000
Ancestry of “tusen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þúsund | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “tusen”