Where does “wilen” come from?
wilen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wīlon, from Old Dutch wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
wilen (Middle Dutch): before, in the past; once, at one time in the...
Definitions
- before, in the past; once, at one time in the...
Ancestry of “wilen”, step by step
wilen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch wīlon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | wīlon | to veil, cover |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wīla | while |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
via Old High German wīlūn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | wīlūn | — |