weil
German (Berlin)
/vaɪ̯l/
conjunction
Definitions
- because, given that
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
- Weile German
- die German
- dieweil German
- *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *hwīlō Proto-Germanic
- hwil Old English
- hwīl Old English
- *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
- baille Cimbrian
- hwila Old Saxon
- chvíľa Slovak