Where does “whilwende” come from?
whilwende (Middle English) comes from Old English hwīlwende, from Old English hwīl, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
whilwende (Middle English): temporary, transitory, not permanent, lasting a...
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- temporary, transitory, not permanent, lasting a...
Ancestry of “whilwende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hwīlwende | transitory, temporary, temporal |
| 2 | Old English | hwīl | time; while; while; time, 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 |