Where does “ווינטערצײַט” come from?

ווינטערצײַט (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.

ווינטערצײַט (Yiddish): wintertime

Definitions

  1. wintertime

Ancestry of “ווינטערצײַט”, step by step

ווינטערצײַט traces back through two 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 ווינטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווינטערwinter
2Middle High Germanwinterwinter
3Old High Germanwintarwinter
4Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →