Where does “Reisezeit” come from?
Reisezeit (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.
Reisezeit (German): traveling time, length of journey, duration of a journey
Definitions
- traveling time, length of journey, duration of a journey
Ancestry of “Reisezeit”, step by step
Reisezeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zeit | time; time of day; period, era |
| 2 | Middle High German | zīt | time |
| 3 | Old High German | zīt | time |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via German reise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reise | inflection of reisen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | reise | war expedition |
| 3 | Old High German | reisa | a setting out, expedtion, journey |
| 4 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |