Where does “untidyness” come from?
untidyness (English) comes from English untidy, from English tidy, from Middle English tidy, from English tide, from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis — to share, divide.
Ancestry of “untidyness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untidy | Sloppy; Disorganized; To make untidy, to make a... |
| 2 | English | tidy | Arranged neatly and in order; Not messy; neat and... |
| 3 | Middle English | tidy | — |
| 4 | English | tide | The periodic change of the sea level,... |
| 5 | Middle English | tyde | A time (period), season |
| 6 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |