Where does “kratochvíle” come from?

kratochvíle (Czech) comes 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.

kratochvíle (Czech): pastime

Definitions

  1. pastime

Ancestry of “kratochvíle”, step by step

kratochvíle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech chvíle

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

via Czech krátit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkrátitto shorten; to cancel
2Proto-Slavic*kortitito shorten

Words derived from “kratochvíle”

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