Where does “hundra” come from?

hundra (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hundraþ, from Old Norse hundrað, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

hundra (Swedish): hundred; 100 in arabic numerals; sure, certain

Definitions

  1. hundred; 100 in arabic numerals; sure, certain

Ancestry of “hundra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhundraþhundred
2Old Norsehundraða long hundred
3Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
4Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “hundra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tómEvery word from Proto-Germanic hundą