Where does “grytidlig” come from?

grytidlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tidlig, from Danish tid, from English tith, 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.

grytidlig (Norwegian Bokmål): at the crack of dawn, at daybreak

Definitions

  1. at the crack of dawn, at daybreak

Ancestry of “grytidlig”, step by step

grytidlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tidlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltidligearly
2Danishtidtime
3Englishtithtight; nimble
4Old Norsetíðtime; hour; divine service, prayers
5Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Norwegian Bokmål gry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgryto dawn, begin to get light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →