Where does “tidig” come from?

tidig (Swedish) comes from Old Dutch tīt, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tidig (Swedish): early

Definitions

  1. early

Ancestry of “tidig”, step by step

tidig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch tīt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtīttime
2Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Old Norse tíðligr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetíðligrworldly

via Middle Low German tîdelîk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantîdelîk—

Words derived from “tidig”

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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