Where does “Zeitspanne” come from?

Zeitspanne (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.

Zeitspanne (German): interval, span (of time), a while

Definitions

  1. interval, span (of time), a while

Ancestry of “Zeitspanne”, step by step

Zeitspanne 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 spänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspännefirst/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
2Middle High Germanspanne—
3Old High Germanspanna—
4Proto-Germanicspannōspan, handbreadth
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →