Where does “timglas” come from?

timglas (Swedish) comes from Swedish timme, from Old Swedish tīme, from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European tī-, from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.

timglas (Swedish): an hourglass

Definitions

  1. an hourglass

Ancestry of “timglas”, step by step

timglas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish timme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtimmean hour; an hour, a time of day; an hour, a...
2Old Swedishtīmetime
3Old Norsetímitime
4Proto-Germanictīmôtime
5Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut

via Swedish glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglasglass
2Old Swedishglas—
3Middle Low Germanglasglass
4Old Saxonglasglass
5Proto-West Germanicglasglass
6Proto-Germanicglasąglass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- →