English
tidely
Tidely comes from Middle English tidely ‘seasonably’, from Old English tīdlīċe ‘for a time’, 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. 450–1150tīdlīċe‘for a time’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tidely‘seasonably’
- Englishearliest quotation 1592same form
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. 450–1150tīdlīċe‘for a time’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tidely‘seasonably’
- Englishearliest quotation 1592same form
Earliest quotation: 1592, Gabriel Harvey: “You have lately (as appeareth by your Indices of…”
Formed from tide + -ly
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’
Today it means
adv Cleverly; smartly; bravely; quickly; speedily; soon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- / tidely