Where does “wijl” come from?

wijl (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wile, from Old Dutch wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

wijl (Dutch): a short period; a while; when; while

Definitions

  1. a short period; a while; when; while

Ancestry of “wijl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwilewhile
2Old Dutchwīlawhile
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

Words derived from “wijl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →