Where does “Spargelzeit” come from?

Spargelzeit (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.

Spargelzeit (German): asparagus time

Definitions

asparagus time

Ancestry of “Spargelzeit”, step by step

Spargelzeit 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 Spargel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Spargel	asparagus
2	Middle High German	sparge	—
3	Medieval Latin	sparagus	—
4	Ancient Greek	ἀσπάραγος	asparagus; young shoots
5	Ancient Greek	ἀσφάραγος	throat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)pregʰ	to jerk, to scatter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →