Where does “צײַט” come from?

צײַט (Yiddish) comes 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.

צײַט (Yiddish): time; age, era, times

Definitions

  1. time; age, era, times

Ancestry of “צײַט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzīttime
2Old High Germanzīttime
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “צײַט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →