Where does “tímaspursmál” come from?
tímaspursmál (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.
tímaspursmál (Icelandic): a question of time
Definitions
- a question of time
Ancestry of “tímaspursmál”, step by step
tímaspursmál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic tími
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Icelandic spursmál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | spursmál | an issue, a problem, a question |