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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

  1. to stay, dwell; to hover, linger

Ancestry of “verweilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanweilenTo be, be present somewhere; To linger, spend...
2Middle High Germanwīlen—
3Middle High Germanmit—
4Old High Germanmitwith
5Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
6Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmé—

Words derived from “verweilen”

  • Verweildauer
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