Where does “Zeitrechnung” come from?
Zeitrechnung (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.
Zeitrechnung (German): reckoning of time
Definitions
- reckoning of time
Ancestry of “Zeitrechnung”, step by step
Zeitrechnung 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 Rechnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rechnung | bill, restaurant bill; a reckoning, calculation;... |
| 2 | German | rechnen | to count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect |
| 3 | Middle High German | rechenen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rehhanōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |