Where does “tided” come from?
Tided comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic tīdiz, Proto-Indo-European dīti-, dī-, deh₂-, and deh₂y-, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to divide or allot time.
tided (English): Affected by the tide; having a tide; simple past...
Definitions
- Affected by the tide; having a tide; simple past...
Ancestry of “tided”, step by step
| 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 |