Weile

Meaning

while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)

Frequency

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvaɪ̯lə/

Etymology

From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu. Cognate with Danish hvile (“rest”), Norwegian Bokmål hvile (“rest”), Old Norse hvíld (“rest, pause”), Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while.