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· Proto-Germanic
*hwīlō
3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*hwīlō
, most common first.
while
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
whilst
Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.
whilom
At some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time.