Where does “Anfangszeit” come from?

Anfangszeit (German) comes 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.

Anfangszeit (German): early days, initial period

Definitions

  1. early days, initial period

Ancestry of “Anfangszeit”, step by step

Anfangszeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zeit

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

via German Anfang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnfangstart, beginning, origin
2Middle High Germananvanc—
3Old High Germananafangbeginning, start
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →