Where does “handet” come from?
handet (Tok Pisin) comes from English hundred, from Middle English hundred, from Old English hundred, from Proto-West Germanic *hundarad, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
handet (Tok Pisin): hundred
Definitions
- hundred
Ancestry of “handet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hundred | A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine |
| 2 | Middle English | hundred | A hundred; 100 |
| 3 | Old English | hundred | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hundarad | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |