Where does “Ladezeit” come from?

Ladezeit (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.

Ladezeit (German): charging time

Definitions

  1. charging time

Ancestry of “Ladezeit”, step by step

Ladezeit 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 lāden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlāden—
2Middle High Germanladen—
3Old High Germanladōn—
4Proto-West Germaniclaþōnto invite
5Proto-Germaniclaþōnąto invite, to call
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →