Where does “Weile” come from?

Weile (German) comes 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.

Weile (German): while

Definitions

  1. while

Ancestry of “Weile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīle—
2Old High Germanwīla—
3Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
4Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →
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