Where does “oldtidsby” come from?

oldtidsby (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål oldtid, 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.

oldtidsby (Norwegian Bokmål): an ancient city

Definitions

  1. an ancient city

Ancestry of “oldtidsby”, step by step

oldtidsby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål oldtid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloldtidantiquity, ancient times; Cambrian
2Norwegian Bokmåltidtime; an age or era
3Old Norsetíðtime; hour; divine service, prayers
4Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Norwegian Bokmål by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbytown, city; to bid; offer; to ask; invite
2Danishbytown, city
3Old Norsebǿrfarm; town
4Old Norsebúato reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate
5Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →