The number 1,000, which is ten hundreds. It’s often used to mean a very large amount.
From Old English 'þūsend' meaning 'thousand.' Related forms appear in other Germanic languages, like Old Norse 'þúsund' and German 'tausend.' The word may go back to a Proto‑Germanic form meaning 'swollen hundred,' hinting at 'a big group of hundreds.'
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