Where does “kilowattime” come from?

kilowattime (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål time, from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European tī-, from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.

kilowattime (Norwegian Bokmål): a kilowatt-hour

Definitions

  1. a kilowatt-hour

Ancestry of “kilowattime”, step by step

kilowattime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål time

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltimean hour; a lesson, class
2Old Norsetímitime
3Proto-Germanictīmôtime
4Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut

via Norwegian Bokmål kilowatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkilowatt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dī- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tī- →