Where does “brunsttid” come from?

brunsttid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tid, from Old Norse tíð, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

brunsttid (Norwegian Bokmål): mating season; rutting season

Definitions

  1. mating season; rutting season

Ancestry of “brunsttid”, step by step

brunsttid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltidtime; an age or era
2Old Norsetíðtime; hour; divine service, prayers
3Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Norwegian Bokmål brunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrunst—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →
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