köken: From the present participle of währen (“to last, persist”), with rebracketing of währendes [noun], währender [noun], währendem [noun] as während des [noun], während der [noun], während dem [noun].
köken: From Old Spanish mientras (already sparsely attested in the 13th century), mientra, from an older demientre, domientre, which was influenced by the preposition de and adverbial -s (compare antes, entonces, quizás and Old Spanish nunquas), inherited from Late Latin dum interim. 13th-century Old Spanish generally uses demientre or mientra, but the form mientras gained greater currency in the…
(with indicative) while, whilst, as, meanwhile (as), (for) as long as, until · (before a verbal substantive) during · (with subjunctive) until, long enough for
köken: From Proto-Italic *dūm (adverb), from *dweh₂- (“long”) + *-m (adverbial suffix). Compare dūdum.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷodéh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *kadāˀn Proto-Slavic *kъda Proto-Slavic *kъdy Old Slovak keď Slovak keď Inherited from Old Slovak keď.
köken: From Proto-Brythonic *haβ̃al, itself from Proto-Celtic *samalis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”). Cognate with Breton evel, Cornish avel, Irish samhail, Latin similis.