Where does “þumall” come from?

þumall (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þūmilaz, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

þumall (Old Norse): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “þumall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþūmilazthumb-covering; thumb-sheath
2Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
3Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “þumall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →
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