Where does “tími” come from?

tími (Faroese) comes from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European tī-, from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.

tími (Faroese): hour; lesson; time

Definitions

  1. hour; lesson; time

Ancestry of “tími”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetímitime
2Proto-Germanictīmôtime
3Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dī- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tī- →