Where does “dieweil” come from?
dieweil (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.
dieweil (German): meanwhile
Definitions
- meanwhile
Ancestry of “dieweil”, step by step
dieweil 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 |
via German weil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weil | because, given that |