Where does “lunchtijd” come from?

lunchtijd (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.

lunchtijd (Dutch): lunchtime

Definitions

  1. lunchtime

Ancestry of “lunchtijd”, step by step

lunchtijd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tijd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtijdtime; tense
2Middle Dutchtijttime; time, moment; right, appointed time
3Old Dutchtīttime
4Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Dutch lunch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlunchA lunch, a meal eaten around noon
2EnglishlunchA light meal usually eaten around midday, notably...
3EnglishluncheonA formal meal served in the middle of the day;...
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