Where does “tides” come from?
Tide comes from Middle English tiden, Old English tīdan, Proto-Germanic tīdiz, Proto-Indo-European dīti-, dī-, deh₂-, and ultimately deh₂y-, whose original meaning remains uncertain.
tides (English): plural of tide; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of tide; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “tides”, 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 |