Where does “tīmô” come from?

tīmô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tī-, from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.

tīmô (Proto-Germanic): time

Definitions

  1. time

Ancestry of “tīmô”, step by step

tīmô traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European tī-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut

via Proto-Indo-European deh₂imō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂imō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Proto-Germanic tī-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictī-—

Words derived from “tīmô”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dī- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tī- →
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