Where does “zīt” come from?

zīt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

zīt (Middle High German): time

Definitions

  1. time

Ancestry of “zīt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzīttime
2Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “zīt”

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