Where does “wintertide” come from?

wintertide (English) comes from Middle English wintertid, 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.

wintertide (English): wintertime

Definitions

  1. wintertime

Ancestry of “wintertide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwintertid—
2Old Englishtīdtime, period, season; period, season, time;...
3Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →
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