Wäu

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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Wäu f (plural Wäun, diminutive Wäulerl) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. a while
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