Where does “thumæ” come from?
thumæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse þumi, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Ancestry of “thumæ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þumi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þūmô | thumb |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “thumæ”