Where does “hwila” come from?

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

hwila (Old Saxon): while; period of time

Definitions

  1. while; period of time

Ancestry of “hwila”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →