Where does “tît” come from?

tît (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon tid, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Ancestry of “tît”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tît”

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