Where does “chwila” come from?
chwila (Polish) comes from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
chwila (Polish): moment, instant
Ancestry of “chwila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | wīle | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wīla | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
Words derived from “chwila”