Wäu

See also: wäu

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Wei (West Central Bavarian)
• Weil (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /vɶː/
• Homophone: wäu

Noun

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

1. a while

Related terms

• dawäu
• wäu