Where does “הײַנטצײַטיק” come from?

הײַנטצײַטיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צײַט, 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.

הײַנטצײַטיק (Yiddish): current, modern

Definitions

  1. current, modern

Ancestry of “הײַנטצײַטיק”, step by step

הײַנטצײַטיק traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צײַט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצײַטtime; age, era, times
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Yiddish ־יק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־יק-y, -ic
2Middle High German-ec—
3Old High German-ig—
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Yiddish הײַנט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהײַנטtoday
2Middle High Germanhīnaht—
3Old High Germanhīnahttonight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →