dem
Definition of dem
space, time, period, season, hour, moment
Other forms
zeman, zaman, deman, dam, daman
Etymology
from Avestan jamãn, zrvânahe [zrvan, zrvâna] and ultimately from from PIE *di-mon-, suffixed form of root *da- "to divide".
Alemannic German Zimen, Zīmmän “time, time of the year, opportune time, opportunity”,
Proto-Germanic *timon- "time",
Old Norse timi "time, proper time",
German Zeit "time",
Swedish timme "an hour",
Old English tima "limited space of time".
Synonyms
car, gav, serdem, wext
Updated on January 2, 2023