Where does “halvtid” come from?

halvtid (Swedish) comes from Swedish tid, from Old Swedish tiþ, from Old Norse tíð, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

halvtid (Swedish): half-time

Definitions

  1. half-time

Ancestry of “halvtid”, step by step

halvtid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtidtime; time, period, era
2Old Swedishtiþtime; occasion; moment
3Old Norsetíðtime; hour; divine service, prayers
4Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Swedish halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalvhalf
2Old Norsehalfrhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “halvtid”

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