Where does “hundratal” come from?
hundratal (Swedish) comes from Swedish hundra, 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.
hundratal (Swedish): hundred, hundreds; a century
Definitions
- hundred, hundreds; a century
Ancestry of “hundratal”, step by step
hundratal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hundra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hundra | hundred; 100 in arabic numerals; sure, certain |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hundraþ | hundred |
| 3 | Old Norse | hundrað | a long hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
via Swedish tal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tal | number; An exercise involving calculations given... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tal | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | tal | a talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |