Where does “tímatal” come from?
tímatal (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.
tímatal (Icelandic): calendar
Definitions
- calendar
Ancestry of “tímatal”, step by step
tímatal 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 tál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tál | deception, deceptive allurement, seduction |
| 2 | Old Norse | tal | a talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |