צײַט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz (“time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (“time, period”), from Proto-Indo-European *dī- (“time”). Compare German Zeit. Akin to Old English tīd (Modern English tide) and Dutch tijd.

Noun

צײַט • (tsayt) f, plural צײַטן‎ (tsaytn)

  1. time
  2. age, era, times

Derived terms
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