Where does “taym” come from?
taym (Cebuano) comes from English timeline, from English line, from Middle English line, from Old English līne, from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
taym (Cebuano): time; time-out; To call for a time-out
Definitions
- time; time-out; To call for a time-out
Ancestry of “taym”, step by step
taym traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English timeline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | timeline | A graphical representation of a chronological... |
| 2 | English | line | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight |
| 3 | Middle English | line | rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,... |
| 4 | Old English | līne | line, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | line, chord, rope, string |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |
via English time-out
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | time-out | A short break in the action of a sport, for... |
| 2 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 3 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 4 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |