Where does “Tragzeit” come from?
Tragzeit (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.
Tragzeit (German): gestation period
Definitions
- gestation period
Ancestry of “Tragzeit”, step by step
Tragzeit 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 tragen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tragen | to carry; to bear, to carry; to bear, to pay |
| 2 | Middle High German | tragen | to bear, to carry |
| 3 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |