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Where does “vechtenstijd” come from?

vechtenstijd (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.

vechtenstijd (Dutch): time to fight, hour of battle

Definitions

  1. time to fight, hour of battle

Ancestry of “vechtenstijd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtijdtime; tense
2Middle Dutchtijttime; time, moment; right, appointed time
3Old Dutchtīt—
4Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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