Where does “Römerzeit” come from?

Römerzeit (German) comes from German Römer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Römerzeit (German): Roman age / era

Definitions

  1. Roman age / era

Ancestry of “Römerzeit”, step by step

Römerzeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Römer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRömerRoman; rummer
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

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-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from German -er