Where does “tímasetning” come from?

tímasetning (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.

tímasetning (Icelandic): date

Definitions

  1. date

Ancestry of “tímasetning”, step by step

tímasetning 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 setning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsetningclause; sentence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dī- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tī- →