Where does “zomertijd” come from?
zomertijd (Dutch) comes from Dutch zomer, from Middle Dutch sōmer, from Old Dutch sumar, from Proto-Germanic sumaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥m-aro-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.
zomertijd (Dutch): daylight saving time
Definitions
- daylight saving time
Ancestry of “zomertijd”, step by step
zomertijd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zomer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zomer | summer |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sōmer | summer |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sumar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sumaraz | summer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥m-aro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-h₂-ó- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | semh₂- | summer, year |
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 |