Where does “wile” come from?

wile (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

wile (Middle Dutch): while

Definitions

  1. while

Ancestry of “wile”, step by step

wile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch wīla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwīlawhile
2Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
3Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

via Latin vēla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvēla—
2Latinvēluma cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
3Proto-Italic*wekslom—

Words derived from “wile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →