Where does “tiden” come from?

tiden (Middle English) comes from Old English tīdan, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tiden (Middle English): To befall; to happen

Definitions

  1. To befall; to happen

Ancestry of “tiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtīdanto happen; to betide; to befall; happen
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Old English tīdan →