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Where does “Zeitnot” come from?

Zeitnot (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.

Zeitnot (German): time trouble, time pressure, zeitnot

Definitions

  1. time trouble, time pressure, zeitnot

Ancestry of “Zeitnot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Zeitnot”

  • zeitnot
  • цейтнот
  • цајтнот
  • cajtnot
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