Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwīlō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *kʷih₁-tl-éh₂, from *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈxʷiː.lɔː/

    Noun

    *hwīlō f[1]

    1. time, period of time, while
    2. period of rest, break, pause

    Inflection

    Declension of *hwīlō (ō-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *hwīlō *hwīlôz
    vocative *hwīlō *hwīlôz
    accusative *hwīlǭ *hwīlōz
    genitive *hwīlōz *hwīlǫ̂
    dative *hwīlōi *hwīlōmaz
    instrumental *hwīlō *hwīlōmiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hwīlō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 266-7
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