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Where does “tidi” come from?

tidi (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tidi (Middle English): timely, seasonal, opportune

Definitions

  1. timely, seasonal, opportune

Ancestry of “tidi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tidi”

  • tidy
  • untidy
  • tidiness
  • untidiness
  • untidily
  • tidier
  • tidytips
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