Where does “zurzeit” come from?
zurzeit (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.
zurzeit (German): currently
Definitions
- currently
Ancestry of “zurzeit”, step by step
zurzeit 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 |