Where does “Ziit” come from?

Ziit (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Ziit (Alemannic German): time

Definitions

  1. time

Ancestry of “Ziit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzīttime
2Old High Germanzīttime
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →