Where does “Zeitgeschehen” come from?
Zeitgeschehen (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.
Zeitgeschehen (German): current events
Definitions
- current events
Ancestry of “Zeitgeschehen”, step by step
Zeitgeschehen 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 geschehen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschehen | to occur; to happen |
| 2 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 3 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |