Where does “mettertijd” come from?
mettertijd (Dutch) comes from Dutch der, from Dutch daar, from Middle Dutch dâer, from Old Dutch thār, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.
mettertijd (Dutch): in time, with the passing of time, as time goes or went by
Definitions
- in time, with the passing of time, as time goes or went by
Ancestry of “mettertijd”, step by step
mettertijd traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch der
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | der | there; genitive singular feminine of de; of the;... |
| 2 | Dutch | daar | there; that; since |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dâer | Demonstrative uses |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thār | there |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Dutch met
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | met | with, along with; with, using; at, for, during |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | met | with; by means of, using; at the same time as, at |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mit | with |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
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 |