Where does “Zeit” come from?

Zeit (German) comes 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.

Zeit (German): time; time of day; period, era

Definitions

  1. time; time of day; period, era

Ancestry of “Zeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzīttime
2Old High Germanzīttime
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “Zeit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →