Where does “whileen” come from?
whileen (English) comes from English een, from English Even, from Middle English even, from Old English efn, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.
whileen (English): A little while; a short time
Definitions
- A little while; a short time
Ancestry of “whileen”, step by step
whileen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English een
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | een | plural of eye; even; evening |
| 2 | English | Even | An ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people... |
| 3 | Middle English | even | smoothly, evenly |
| 4 | Old English | efn | equal, level, even |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ebn | even, level |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |
via English while
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | while | An uncertain duration of time, a period of time;... |
| 2 | Middle English | whyle | while |
| 3 | Old English | hwīl | time; while; while; time, while |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |