Where does “před chvílí” come from?

před chvílí (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.

před chvílí (Czech): temporal a moment ago

Definitions

  1. temporal a moment ago

Ancestry of “před chvílí”, step by step

před chvílí 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 před

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechpředAPI + "instrumental"; before; before, in front of
2Old Czechpřěd+ "instrumental"; before
3Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →