Where does “ruimte-tijd” come from?

ruimte-tijd (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.

ruimte-tijd (Dutch): Misspelling of ruimtetijd; spacetime

Definitions

  1. Misspelling of ruimtetijd; spacetime

Ancestry of “ruimte-tijd”, step by step

ruimte-tijd 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 ruimte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchruimtespace, room for a physical object to occupy; room...
2Middle Dutchrumedespace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →