Where does “Lernzeit” come from?

Lernzeit (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.

Lernzeit (German): study time

Definitions

  1. study time

Ancestry of “Lernzeit”, step by step

Lernzeit 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 lernēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlernēn—
2Middle High Germanlernen—
3Old High Germanlernēnto learn, study
4Proto-West Germanic*liʀnēn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →