Where does “Zeitschleife” come from?

Zeitschleife (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.

Zeitschleife (German): time loop

Definitions

  1. time loop

Ancestry of “Zeitschleife”, step by step

Zeitschleife 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 schleife

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschleifeinflection of schleifen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germansloufe—
3Old High Germansloufa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →
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