Where does “tide” come from?
Tide derives from Middle English tiden, Old English tīdan, Proto-Germanic tīdiz, and Proto-Indo-European roots including deh₂y- and deh₂-, ultimately from a root meaning to divide or distribute time.
tide (English): The periodic change of the sea level,...
Definitions
- The periodic change of the sea level,...
Ancestry of “tide”, step by step
tide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English tyde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tyde | A time (period), season |
| 2 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |