Where does “årtusende” come from?

årtusende (Swedish) comes from Swedish tusen, from Old Swedish þusand, 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.

årtusende (Swedish): a millennium, a period of one thousand years

Definitions

  1. a millennium, a period of one thousand years

Ancestry of “årtusende”, step by step

årtusende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tusen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtusenthousand
2Old Swedishþusandthousand
3Old Norseþúsund—
4Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Swedish år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåra year
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →