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Where does “tími” come from?

tími (Icelandic) comes 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.

tími (Icelandic): time; hour; lesson, class period

Definitions

  1. time; hour; lesson, class period

Ancestry of “tími”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetímitime
2Proto-Germanictīmôtime
3Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut

Words derived from “tími”

  • komutími
  • líftími
  • tímarit
  • viðbótartími
  • biðtími
  • nútími
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