Where does “ventetid” come from?

ventetid (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.

ventetid (Norwegian Bokmål): waiting time, waiting period

Definitions

  1. waiting time, waiting period

Ancestry of “ventetid”, step by step

ventetid 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 vente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålventethat which is to come; to stay put, to wait, to...
2Old Norsevænta—
3Proto-Germanicwēnatjaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →