Where does “טויזנטסטל” come from?
טויזנטסטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טויזנטסט, from Yiddish טויזנט, from Old High German dūsunt, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
טויזנטסטל (Yiddish): thousandth
Ancestry of “טויזנטסטל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | טויזנטסט | thousandth |
| 2 | Yiddish | טויזנט | thousand |
| 3 | Old High German | dūsunt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þūsundi | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |