Where does “oftwhiles” come from?
oftwhiles (English) comes from English whiles, from English while, from Middle English whyle, from Old English hwīl, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
oftwhiles (English): Often; oftentimes
Definitions
- Often; oftentimes
Ancestry of “oftwhiles”, step by step
oftwhiles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English whiles
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whiles | sometimes; at times; meanwhile; while |
| 2 | English | while | An uncertain duration of time, a period of time;... |
| 3 | Middle English | whyle | while |
| 4 | Old English | hwīl | time; while; while; time, while |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |