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

  1. meanwhile

Ancestry of “dieweil”, step by step

dieweil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German die

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandieinflection of der: ## nominative/accusative...
2Germanderthe; inflection of der: ## genitive/dative...
3Middle High Germanderthe
4Middle High Germanwīle
5Old High Germanwīla
6Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
7Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

via German weil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweilbecause, given that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu