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Etymology of the English word thousand

the English word thousand
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teuə-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *thusundi

Derivations in English

thousandth, thousandfold

Cognates

Dutch duizend, German tausend, Icelandic Túsund, Swedish tusen

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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