Where does “Kratochvil” come from?
Kratochvil (English) comes from Czech Kratochvíl, 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 “Kratochvil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Kratochvíl | — |
| 2 | Czech | kratochvíle | pastime |
| 3 | Czech | chvíle | moment |
| 4 | Middle High German | wīle | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wīla | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |