Where does “Tuume” come from?

Tuume (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thūma, from Proto-West Germanic þūmō, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Tuume (Saterland Frisian): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “Tuume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianthūmathumb
2Proto-West Germanicþūmōthumb
3Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →