Where does “tiding” come from?
tiding (English) comes from Middle English tiding, from Old English tīdung, from Old English tīdan, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
tiding (English): news; new information; present participle of tide
Definitions
- news; new information; present participle of tide
Ancestry of “tiding”, step by step
tiding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English tiding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tiding | — |
| 2 | Old English | tīdung | tiding |
| 3 | Old English | tīdan | to happen; to betide; to befall; happen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Old Norse tíðindi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tíðindi | tidings, news, events |