hwila
Old Saxon
noun
Definitions
- while
- period of time
Etymology
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
- while English
- whilere English
- *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *hwīlō Proto-Germanic
- beorhthwil Old English
- earfoþhwil Old English
- gesceaphwil Old English
- gescæphwil Old English
- hwil Old English
- hwilwende Old English
- hwīl Old English
- preowthwil Old English
- æmethwil Old English
- *hwīl Old High German
- wīla Old High German
- 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 Gothic
- *hwīlu gmw-pro
- *wīla Old Dutch