Where does “tidewrack” come from?

tidewrack (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.

tidewrack (English): seaweed and similar marine vegetation and rubbish...

Definitions

  1. seaweed and similar marine vegetation and rubbish...

Ancestry of “tidewrack”, step by step

tidewrack 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 wrack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwrackVengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment;...
2Middle Englishwrakevengeance, persecution, injury
3Old Englishwracurevenge; persecution; misery, affliction
4Proto-Germanicwrakō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis