Where does “zīd” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zīd”, 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 “zīd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →