Where does “timen” come from?
timen (Middle English) comes from Middle English temen, from Old Norse tœma, from Proto-Germanic tōmijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
timen (Middle English): Alternative form of temen; To take place; to come...
Definitions
- Alternative form of temen; To take place; to come...
Ancestry of “timen”, step by step
timen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English temen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | temen | To bear young, to produce children; To give... |
| 2 | Old Norse | tœma | to empty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tōmijaną | to empty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old English tēmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tēmen | — |