Where does “Glazialzeit” come from?

Glazialzeit (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.

Glazialzeit (German): ice age

Definitions

  1. ice age

Ancestry of “Glazialzeit”, step by step

Glazialzeit 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 glazial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglazialglacial
2Frenchglacialfreezing, ice-cold, very cold
3Latinglaciālisicy, frozen, glacial
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
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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