Weile f (genitive Weile, plural Weilen, diminutive Weilchen n)
The plural is rarely ever used.
From Old High German wīla, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō. Cognate with Danish hvile (“rest”), Old Norse hvíld (“rest, pause”), Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while.