English
timeful
Timeful comes from Middle English tymeful ‘having a duration or period of time’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to divide’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-‘to divide’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dh₂i-mon-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tīmô‘time’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tīmōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tīma‘a time, hour’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tyme‘time’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500tymeful‘having a duration or period of time’
- Englishtodaytimeful
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-‘to divide’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dh₂i-mon-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tīmô‘time’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tīmōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tīma‘a time, hour’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tyme‘time’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500tymeful‘having a duration or period of time’
- Englishtodaytimeful
Formed from time + -ful
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to divide’
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Proto-Germanic *tīmô ‘division, period; time’
Proto-West Germanic *tīmō
Old English tīma ‘time, period’
Middle English tyme
English time
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to divide’
till, demon, tide, til, tease, daemon, tass, daimon, 24 more
through Middle English tyme ‘time’
Today it means
adj At the due time; seasonable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- / timeful