Where does “Tim” come from?

Tim (German) comes from German Dietmar, from Old High German Diotmar, from Middle German *Þeudumārī, from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōmēraz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Tim (German): Tintin

Definitions

  1. Tintin

Ancestry of “Tim”, step by step

Tim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dietmar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDietmar—
2Old High GermanDiotmar—
3Middle German*Þeudumārī—
4Proto-Germanic*Þeudōmēraz—
5Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via German Timotheus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTimotheusTimothy biblical character
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō →