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
Definitions
- hourglass
Ancestry of “timeglas”, step by step
timeglas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish time
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | time | hour; lesson, class; to time |
| 2 | English | Time | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events |
| 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 |
via Danish glas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | glas | glass; bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship... |
| 2 | Old Norse | glas | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 4 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk time
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | time | an hour; a lesson, class; an appointment |