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Where does “tusan” come from?

tusan (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.

tusan (Swedish): damn, damnit, hell

Definitions

  1. damn, damnit, hell

Ancestry of “tusan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tusan”

  • tuusannuuska
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →