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

  1. gestation period

Ancestry of “Tragzeit”, step by step

Tragzeit 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 tragen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantragento carry; to bear, to carry; to bear, to pay
2Middle High Germantragento bear, to carry
3Old High Germantraganto bear; to bear fruit
4Proto-Germanicdragan
5Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
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