Where does “wäu” come from?

wäu (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

wäu (Bavarian): because, given that

Definitions

  1. because, given that

Ancestry of “wäu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīle—
2Old High Germanwīla—
3Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
4Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →