Where does “tijd” come from?

tijd (Dutch) comes 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.

tijd (Dutch): time; tense

Definitions

  1. time; tense

Ancestry of “tijd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tijd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →