Etymology

Eastertime

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Today it means: The time during which Easter takes place; the Easter season. Full definition →

English time ← Middle English tyme ← Old English tīma
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  1. Middle Englishester
  2. EnglishEaster
  3. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dih₂-mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*tīmô
  7. Proto-West Germanic*tīmō
  8. Old Englishtīma
  9. Middle Englishtyme
  10. Englishtime
  11. English todayEastertime

From Easter + time.

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