Where does “צײַטיק” come from?

צײַטיק (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.

צײַטיק (Yiddish): ripe, mature

Definitions

ripe, mature

Ancestry of “צײַטיק”, step by step

צײַטיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צײַט

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	צײַט	time; age, era, times
2	Middle High German	zīt	time
3	Old High German	zīt	time
4	Proto-Indo-European	déh₂itis	interval, period of time
5	Proto-Indo-European	deh₂y-	to share, divide
6	Proto-Indo-European	deh₂-	to share, divide

via Yiddish ־יק

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

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