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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

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

Words derived from “tīmô”

  • times
  • Times
  • wartime
  • daytime
  • anytime
  • overtime
  • timer
  • timeless
  • longtime
  • timeline
  • timetable
  • lunchtime
  • thyme
  • springtime
  • peacetime
  • downtime
  • timescale
  • spacetime
  • timeout
  • betimes
  • onetime
  • timestamp
  • ragtime
  • ofttimes
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