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Where does “hvile” come from?

hvile (Danish) comes from Old Danish hwilæ, from Old Norse hvíla, from Proto-Germanic hwīlāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

hvile (Danish): rest, repose; rest; lie

Definitions

  1. rest, repose; rest; lie

Ancestry of “hvile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishhwilæ—
2Old Norsehvílabed; to rest; to lie, rest, sleep
3Proto-Germanichwīlānąto rest, to pause, to take a break
4Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
5Proto-Germanic-ajaną—
6Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hvile”

  • hvil
  • våbenhvile
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