Where does “Keimzeit” come from?

Keimzeit (German) comes from German keimen, from Middle High German kīmen, from Middle High German kīme, from Old High German kīmo, from Proto-West Germanic *kīmō, from Proto-Germanic kīmô, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

Keimzeit (German): germination period

Definitions

  1. germination period

Ancestry of “Keimzeit”, step by step

Keimzeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German keimen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankeimen"intransitive"; to sprout, germinate; to stir
2Middle High Germankīmen—
3Middle High Germankīmesprout
4Old High Germankīmogerm
5Proto-West Germanic*kīmō—
6Proto-Germanickīmôsprout, germ
7Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
8Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīmô →