Where does “molzait” come from?

molzait (Mòcheno) comes from Mòcheno zait, 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.

molzait (Mòcheno): mealtime

Definitions

  1. mealtime

Ancestry of “molzait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mòchenozaittime
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →