Wäu
See also: wäu
Bavarian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Wei (West Central Bavarian)
- Weil (Southern Bavarian)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”). Cognates include German Weile, Yiddish ווײַלע (vayle), Dutch wijl, English while, Old Norse hvíla, Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Wäu f (plural Wäun, diminutive Wäulerl) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)
- a while
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- Bavarian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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