Hundred etymology

English

English word hundred comes from Proto-Germanic *radą

Etymology of hundred

Detailed word origin of hundred

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*radą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*hundą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) (+genitive) a great hundred (120). (+genitive) a hundred (100).
hundred Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) (cardinal) hundred.
hundred English (en) (by extension, historical) Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire. (cricket) A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.. (historical) An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres.. A hundred-dollar bill, or [...]