Where does “Hallowtide” come from?
Hallowtide (English) comes from English tide, from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
Hallowtide (English): Hallowmas
Definitions
- Hallowmas
Ancestry of “Hallowtide”, step by step
Hallowtide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tide | The periodic change of the sea level,... |
| 2 | Middle English | tyde | A time (period), season |
| 3 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, 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 hallow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hallow | A saint; a holy person; an apostle; The relics or... |
| 2 | Middle English | halwe | saint; The shrine of a saint |
| 3 | Old English | hālga | a holy one, saint; holy man, saint |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailagô | holy one |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |