Where does “tijdmachine” come from?

tijdmachine (Dutch) comes from Dutch machine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

tijdmachine (Dutch): time machine

Definitions

time machine

Ancestry of “tijdmachine”, step by step

tijdmachine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch machine

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	machine	machine mechanical or electrical device
2	French	machine	machine, device; machine
3	Middle French	machine	machine; device
4	Latin	māchina	contrivance
5	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
6	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
8	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

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

via English time machine

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	time machine	A hypothetical device used to travel into the past or the future

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →