Where does “cwildtid” come from?

cwildtid (Old English) comes from Old English tīd, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

cwildtid (Old English): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “cwildtid”, step by step

cwildtid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tīd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtīdtime, period, season; period, season, time;...
2Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Old English cwild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwildplague, pestilence
2Proto-Germanickwildizdying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis