Where does “Zeithorizont” come from?

Zeithorizont (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.

Zeithorizont (German): time horizon

Definitions

  1. time horizon

Ancestry of “Zeithorizont”, step by step

Zeithorizont 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 Horizont

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHorizonthorizon
2Latinhorizōnhorizon
3Ancient Greekὁρίζωνhorizon
4Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
5Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →