Where does “wīlen” come from?

wīlen (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German mit, from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

wīlen (Middle High German): formerly

Definitions

  1. formerly

Ancestry of “wīlen”, step by step

wīlen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German mit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmit—
2Old High Germanmitwith
3Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
4Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Middle High German dā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandā—
2Old High Germandārthere
3Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
4Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old High German wīlōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwīlōn—
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

Words derived from “wīlen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →