English

tideflat

From tide + flat.

A compound of tide + flat

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

Proto-Germanic *flataz ‘flat’

Old Norse flatr ‘flat, level’

Middle English flat ‘level’

English flat

Today it means

noun —

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

Etymograph / tideflat