Where does “die Ecke” come from?
die Ecke (German) comes from German die, 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.
die Ecke (German): thereabout, approximately, roughly
Definitions
- thereabout, approximately, roughly
Ancestry of “die Ecke”, step by step
die Ecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German die
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | die | inflection of der: ## nominative/accusative... |
| 2 | German | der | the; inflection of der: ## genitive/dative... |
| 3 | Middle High German | der | the |
| 4 | Middle High German | wīle | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wīla | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |