Where does “timeglas” come from?
timeglas (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish time, from English Time, from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
timeglas (Norwegian Nynorsk): hourglass
Ancestry of “timeglas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | time | hour; lesson, class; to time |
| 2 | English | Time | — |
| 3 | Middle English | tyme | thyme; time; A specific duration or period of... |
| 4 | Old French | thym | — |
| 5 | Latin | thymum | thyme; accusative singular of thymus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θύμον | thyme |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θύω | I offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |