Where does “timma” come from?

timma (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.

Ancestry of “timma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “timma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i-