Where does “wīlon” come from?

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

wīlon (Old Dutch): to veil, cover

Definitions

  1. to veil, cover

Ancestry of “wīlon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wīlon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →