Where does “Stoßzeit” come from?

Stoßzeit (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.

Stoßzeit (German): rush hour

Definitions

  1. rush hour

Ancestry of “Stoßzeit”, step by step

Stoßzeit 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 Stoß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStoßpush; the rectrices
2Old High Germanstoz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →