Where does “toentertijd” come from?
toentertijd (Dutch) comes from Dutch ter, 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- — this; that.
toentertijd (Dutch): at the time, then, during that time
Definitions
- at the time, then, during that time
Ancestry of “toentertijd”, step by step
toentertijd traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ter | at/on the |
| 2 | Dutch | der | there; genitive singular feminine of de; of the;... |
| 3 | Dutch | daar | there; that; since |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dâer | Demonstrative uses |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thār | there |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
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 |