Where does “tyme” come from?

tyme (Middle English) comes from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tyme (Middle English): thyme; time; A specific duration or period of...

Definitions

  1. thyme; time; A specific duration or period of...

Ancestry of “tyme”, step by step

tyme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French thym

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchthym—
2Latinthymumthyme; accusative singular of thymus
3Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
4Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English tīma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtīmatime, period, space of time, season, lifetime,...
2Proto-Germanictīmôtime
3Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut

Words derived from “tyme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek θύω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύμον →