Where does “vilje” come from?

vilje (Danish) comes from Old Norse vili, from Proto-Germanic wiljô, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

vilje (Danish): will

Definitions

  1. will

Ancestry of “vilje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviliwill
2Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “vilje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiljô →Every word from Old Norse vili →