Where does “hwīl” come from?
hwīl (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
hwīl (Old English): time; while; while; time, while
Definitions
- time; while; while; time, while
Ancestry of “hwīl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
Words derived from “hwīl”