Where does “zeitgerecht” come from?

zeitgerecht (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.

zeitgerecht (German): timely appropriate for the time; at the right time

Definitions

  1. timely appropriate for the time; at the right time

Ancestry of “zeitgerecht”, step by step

zeitgerecht 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 gerecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangerechtjust, fair; past participle of rechen
2Middle High Germangereht—
3Old High Germangireht—
4Proto-Germanicgarehtazjust, fair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →