Where does “tusen” come from?

tusen (Swedish) comes 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.

tusen (Swedish): thousand

Definitions

  1. thousand

Ancestry of “tusen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tusen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →