Time etymology

English

English word time comes from Proto-Indo-European *dey-, and later Proto-Germanic *tīmô (Time.)

Etymology of time

Detailed word origin of time

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*dey- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to shine
*tī- Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*tī- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*tīmô Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Time.
tīma Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
tima Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) A finite period of time.. A period of history, an era.. A point in time, a recognisable part of the year, season or day.. A specific period of existence or action, especially a person’s lifetime or a woman’s pregnancy.. The proper or appropriate time for something, especially a birth or death.
tyme Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) Time.
time English (en) (obsolete) To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.. (obsolete) To pass time; to delay.. To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.. To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.. To measure, as in music or harmony.. To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement. (UK, of pubs) Closing time.. (countable) A measurement of a quantity of [...]

Words with the same origin as time

Descendants of *dey-

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