Where does “Todeszeitpunkt” come from?

Todeszeitpunkt (German) comes from German Zeitpunkt, 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.

Todeszeitpunkt (German): time of death

Definitions

  1. time of death

Ancestry of “Todeszeitpunkt”, step by step

Todeszeitpunkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zeitpunkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeitpunktmoment (instant of time), point in time, a timepoint
2GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
3Middle High Germanzīttime
4Old High Germanzīttime
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via German tōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōddeath
2Middle High Germantōt—
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →