Where does “vel” come from?

vel (Danish) comes from Old Danish væl, from Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vel (Danish): I suppose; is it the case

Definitions

  1. I suppose; is it the case

Ancestry of “vel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishvæl
2Old Norsevélartifice, craft
3Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “vel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂