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
- at the crack of dawn, at daybreak
Ancestry of “grytidlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tidlig | early |
| 2 | Danish | tid | time |
| 3 | English | tith | tight; nimble |
| 4 | Old Norse | tíð | time; hour; divine service, prayers |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |