Where does “gesceaphwil” come from?

gesceaphwil (Old English) comes from Old English hwīl, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

gesceaphwil (Old English): the fated moment, the destined time

Definitions

  1. the fated moment, the destined time

Ancestry of “gesceaphwil”, step by step

gesceaphwil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hwīl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwīltime; while; while; time, while
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

via Old English ġesceap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġesceapshape, form, created being, creature, creation,...
2Proto-West Germanic*gaskap—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →