Where does “whilest” come from?
whilest (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.
whilest (English): Obsolete form of whilst; second-person singular...
Definitions
- Obsolete form of whilst; second-person singular...
Ancestry of “whilest”, step by step
whilest traces back through 3 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 |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |
via English T
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | T | The ordinal number twentieth, derived from this... |