Where does “Besuchszeit” come from?

Besuchszeit (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.

Besuchszeit (German): visiting hours

Definitions

  1. visiting hours

Ancestry of “Besuchszeit”, step by step

Besuchszeit 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 Besuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBesuchvisit, call; visitor or visitors
2Middle High Germanbesuoch—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →