Where does “gewillig” come from?

gewillig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gewillich, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

gewillig (Dutch): voluntary, showing readiness, willing

Definitions

  1. voluntary, showing readiness, willing

Ancestry of “gewillig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgewillich
2Middle Dutch-ich-y
3Old Dutch-ig
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “gewillig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos