Where does “meesttijds” come from?

meesttijds (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.

meesttijds (Dutch): most of the time, usually

Definitions

  1. most of the time, usually

Ancestry of “meesttijds”, step by step

meesttijds 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 meest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeestmost; superlative degree of veel
2Middle Dutchmeestgreatest, largest; most prominent; most frequent,...
3Old Dutchmēsto—
4Proto-West Germanic*maist—
5Proto-Germanicmaistmost, to the greatest degree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →