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Cimbrian
noun
Definitions
- (7) moment, while
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German wīle inherited from Old High German wīla inherited from *hwīlu inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (period of time, while, time).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hwīlō
Gloss
period of time, while, time
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwhile English
- erewhile English
- erstwhile English
- handwhile English
- meanwhile English
- nowhile English
- otherwhile English
- somewhile English
- therewhile English
- umwhile English
- while English
- whilemeal English
- whilend English
- whilere English
- whiles English
- whilst English
- worthwhile English
- Langeweile German
- Weilchen German
- Weile German
- langweilig German
- weil German
- *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *hwīlō Proto-Germanic
- hwil Old English
- hwīl Old English
- while-løkke Danish
- *hwīl Old High German
- wīla Old High German
- wīle Middle High German
- well Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 Gothic
- *hwīlu gmw-pro
- *wīla Old Dutch
- baila Cimbrian
- hwila Old Saxon
- chvíľa Slovak