Where does “pruikentijd” come from?

pruikentijd (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.

pruikentijd (Dutch): the 18th century, the Enlightenment, particularly in reference to the Netherlands

Definitions

  1. the 18th century, the Enlightenment, particularly in reference to the Netherlands

Ancestry of “pruikentijd”, step by step

pruikentijd 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 pruik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpruikwig, peruke
2Middle Frenchperruque—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →