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Where does “ville” come from?

ville (Danish) comes from Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

ville (Danish): to want to, be willing to; shall, will; should,...

Definitions

  1. to want to, be willing to; shall, will; should,...

Ancestry of “ville”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviljato want; oblique singular indefinite of vili
2Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “ville”

  • vil
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