Where does “þusand” come from?

þusand (Old Swedish) 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.

þusand (Old Swedish): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “þusand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþúsund—
2Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “þusand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →