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Where does “tīd” come from?

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

tīd (Old English): time, period, season; period, season, time;...

Definitions

  1. time, period, season; period, season, time;...

Ancestry of “tīd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tīd”

  • tide
  • tides
  • tidal
  • intertidal
  • Whitsuntide
  • tided
  • tidewater
  • springtide
  • subtidal
  • tiding
  • Christmastide
  • tideless
  • Shrovetide
  • tideway
  • Eastertide
  • riptide
  • betides
  • tidally
  • yuletide
  • supratidal
  • microtidal
  • tidemark
  • macrotidal
  • Passiontide
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