Where does “verweilen” come from?
verweilen (German) comes from German weilen, from Middle High German wīlen, from Middle High German mit, from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.
verweilen (German): to stay, dwell; to hover, linger
Definitions
- to stay, dwell; to hover, linger
Ancestry of “verweilen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | weilen | To be, be present somewhere; To linger, spend... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīlen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | mit | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |
Words derived from “verweilen”