Where does “zil” come from?
zil (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
Ancestry of “zil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |