An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/weil

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2525994An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — weilJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

weil, conjunction, ‘because,’ from late Middle High German (rare) wîle; in classical Middle High German die wîle, conjunction, ‘so long as, during, while, since, because’ (hence Modern High German dieweil); Old High German dia wîla unz, ‘so long as’; properly accusative of Weile. —