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Where does “hvil” come from?

hvil (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hvile, from Old Norse hvíla, from Proto-Germanic hwīlāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

hvil (Norwegian Bokmål): a rest, repose; imperative of hvile

Definitions

  1. a rest, repose; imperative of hvile

Ancestry of “hvil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhvilerest, repose; to rest; to lie
2Old Norsehvílabed; to rest; to lie, rest, sleep
3Proto-Germanichwīlānąto rest, to pause, to take a break
4Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
5Proto-Germanic-ajaną—
6Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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