Where does “Kratochvíl” come from?

Kratochvíl (Czech) comes from Czech kratochvíle, from Czech chvíle, 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.

Ancestry of “Kratochvíl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkratochvílepastime
2Czechchvílemoment
3Middle High Germanwīle—
4Old High Germanwīla—
5Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
6Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “Kratochvíl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →