Where does “cajtnot” come from?

cajtnot (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Zeitnot, from German Zeit, from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

cajtnot (Serbo-Croatian): zeitnot; time trouble, time pressure

Definitions

  1. zeitnot; time trouble, time pressure

Ancestry of “cajtnot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeitnottime trouble, time pressure, zeitnot
2GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
3Middle High Germanzīttime
4Old High Germanzīttime
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →
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