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Where does “derzeit” come from?

derzeit (German) comes from German der, from Middle High German der, 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.

derzeit (German): at this time, currently, nowadays; at that time,...

Definitions

  1. at this time, currently, nowadays; at that time,...

Ancestry of “derzeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanderthe; inflection of der: ## genitive/dative...
2Middle High Germander—
3Middle High Germanwīle—
4Old High Germanwīla—
5Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
6Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “derzeit”

  • derzeitig
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