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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
Words derived from “wintertid”