Where does “eigentijds” come from?
eigentijds (Dutch) comes from Dutch tijd, from Middle Dutch tijt, from Old Dutch tīt, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
eigentijds (Dutch): modern, contemporary, not oldfashioned
Definitions
- modern, contemporary, not oldfashioned
Ancestry of “eigentijds”, step by step
eigentijds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tijd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tijd | time; tense |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tijt | time; time, moment; right, appointed time |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tīt | time |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Dutch eigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eigen | own; self |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eigen | to receive; to be required to have, to be owed;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | eigan | to own |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |