Where does “chwilka” come from?

chwilka (Polish) comes from Polish chwila, 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.

chwilka (Polish): Diminutive of chwila

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of chwila

Ancestry of “chwilka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchwilamoment, instant
2Middle High Germanwīle—
3Old High Germanwīla—
4Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
5Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “chwilka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →
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