Where does “zur Zeit” come from?
zur Zeit (German) comes from German zur, 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.
zur Zeit (German): at the time; currently, at the moment
Definitions
- at the time; currently, at the moment
Ancestry of “zur Zeit”, step by step
zur Zeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zur | — |
| 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 |