Where does “wintertid” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wintertid”, step by step

wintertid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tīd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtīdtime, period, season; period, season, time;...
2Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Old English winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwinterwinter; year
2Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

Words derived from “wintertid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →