Where does “hwīlu” come from?

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

hwīlu (Proto-West Germanic): period of rest, pause; time, period of time,...

Definitions

  1. period of rest, pause; time, period of time,...

Ancestry of “hwīlu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hwīlu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō
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