Where does “tímarit” come from?
tímarit (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.
tímarit (Icelandic): magazine
Ancestry of “tímarit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | tími | time; hour; lesson, class period |
| 2 | Old Norse | tími | time |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tīmô | time |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tī- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dī- | time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂-i- | to divide, cut |