Where does “whilere” come from?
whilere (English) comes from Old English hwīle ǣr, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.
whilere (English): A while ago; a short time before; lately; just...
Definitions
- A while ago; a short time before; lately; just...
Ancestry of “whilere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hwīle ǣr | — |
| 2 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 3 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 4 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 5 | German | witz | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |