Where does “vintertid” come from?

vintertid (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.

vintertid (Norwegian Bokmål): winter, wintertime

Definitions

  1. winter, wintertime

Ancestry of “vintertid”, step by step

vintertid 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 vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvinterwinter
2Danishvinterwinter
3Old Danishwintærwinter
4Old Norsevintrwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →