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Where does “wīla” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wīla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
2Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “wīla”

  • sterbenslangweilig
  • langweilen
  • Langeweile
  • Weilchen
  • langweilig
  • Weile
  • stinklangweilig
  • weil
  • wīle
  • well
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