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Where does “Zäit” come from?

Zäit (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Zäit (Luxembourgish): time; epoch, era

Definitions

  1. time; epoch, era

Ancestry of “Zäit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzīttime
2Old High Germanzīttime
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “Zäit”

  • Äiszäit
  • Zäitplang
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