Meaning
News; new information.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From a merger of Middle English tiding, tidinge, from Late Old English tīdung, with Middle English tidinde, tidende, from or influenced by Old Norse tíðindi (“news, tidings”), both connected to Old English tīdan (“to befall; happen”). Though it is sometimes assumed that the form in -ind/-end is original and later assimilated to -ing, the cognates Dutch tijding and German Zeitung point to inheritance from Proto-West Germanic *tīdungō. By surface analysis, tide (“time”) + -ing.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
tidesurge
Antonyms
ebb
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: