Where does “צײַטפֿאָרמע” come from?
צײַטפֿאָרמע (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.
צײַטפֿאָרמע (Yiddish): tense
Ancestry of “צײַטפֿאָרמע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |