Where does “tímabelti” come from?

tímabelti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tími, from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European tī-, from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.

tímabelti (Icelandic): time zone

Definitions

  1. time zone

Ancestry of “tímabelti”, step by step

tímabelti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tími

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictímitime; hour; lesson, class period
2Old Norsetímitime
3Proto-Germanictīmôtime
4Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut

via Icelandic belti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbeltibelt; a girdle; a zone
2Old Norsebeltibelt
3Proto-Germanicbaltijazbelt
4LatinbalteusA belt, girdle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dī- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tī- →