English
mistide
Mistide comes from Old English mistīdan ‘to turn out badly’, from tīdan ‘to betide, befall, happen’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to share, divide’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-‘to share, divide’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₂itis‘division, section’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tīdiz‘time’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tīdi‘time’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tīd‘time in general’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150tīdan‘to betide, befall, happen’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150mistīdan‘to turn out badly’
- Englishtodaymistide
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-‘to share, divide’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₂itis‘division, section’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tīdiz‘time’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tīdi‘time’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tīd‘time in general’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150tīdan‘to betide, befall, happen’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150mistīdan‘to turn out badly’
- Englishtodaymistide
Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to change’
Proto-Indo-European *mitˢtós ‘mutual, reciprocal’
Proto-Germanic *missa- ‘wrongly, badly, mis-’
Proto-West Germanic *missa- ‘mis-, wrongly’
English mis-
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
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to share, divide’
time, till, demon, til, tease, daemon, tass, daimon, 23 more
through Old English tīd ‘time in general’
through Old English tīdan ‘to betide, befall, happen’
Today it means
verb To happen or come to pass through misfortune.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- / mistide