Where does “þūmô” come from?

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

þūmô (Proto-Germanic): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “þūmô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “þūmô”

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