Etymograph

English

Hallowtide

From hallow + tide.

A compound of hallow + tide

Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos ‘safe, unharmed’

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Proto-Germanic *hailagô ‘holy one’

Proto-West Germanic *hailagō

Old English hālga ‘a holy one, saint’

Middle English halwe ‘a saint, holy thing, shrine’

English hallow

Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to share, divide’

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Proto-Germanic *tīdiz ‘time’

Proto-West Germanic *tīdi ‘time’

Old English tīd ‘time in general’

Middle English tyde ‘a time (period), season’

English tide

Today it means

noun Hallowmas

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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