Where does “oftentide” come from?

oftentide (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.

oftentide (English): often; frequently

Definitions

  1. often; frequently

Ancestry of “oftentide”, step by step

oftentide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtideThe periodic change of the sea level,...
2Middle EnglishtydeA time (period), season
3Old Englishtīdtime, period, season; period, season, time;...
4Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via English often

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoftenFrequently, many times; Frequent
2Middle Englishoftenrepeatedly, again and again, many times, frequently
3Middle Englishofteoft, often
4Old Englishoftoften
5Old High Germanoftu—
6Proto-Germanicuftōoft; often
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →