Where does “ajalugu” come from?

ajalugu (Estonian) comes from German Zeitgeschichte, from German Zeit, from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

ajalugu (Estonian): history

Definitions

  1. history

Ancestry of “ajalugu”, step by step

ajalugu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zeitgeschichte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeitgeschichtecontemporary history
2GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
3Middle High Germanzīttime
4Old High Germanzīttime
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Estonian aeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianaegtime; tense
2Proto-Finnicaikatime

via Estonian lugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlugutale, story

Words derived from “ajalugu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →