Where does “welle” come from?

welle (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German wöllen, from Old High German wollen, from Proto-West Germanic willjan, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

welle (Central Franconian): to want

Definitions

  1. to want

Ancestry of “welle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwöllen—
2Old High Germanwollen—
3Proto-West Germanicwilljanto want
4Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “welle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt →