Where does “kwaadwil” come from?

kwaadwil (Dutch) comes from Dutch wil, from Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo, from Proto-West Germanic willjō, from Proto-Germanic wiljô, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

kwaadwil (Dutch): malevolence

Definitions

malevolence

Ancestry of “kwaadwil”, step by step

kwaadwil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wil

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	wil	want
2	Middle Dutch	wille	will, wish; want, desire; inclination,...
3	Old Dutch	willo	will, wish, desire
4	Proto-West Germanic	willjō	will, wish, desire
5	Proto-Germanic	wiljô	will, wish, desire
6	Proto-Indo-European	welh₁-	to choose; to want

via Dutch kwaad

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	kwaad	angry, furious; bad, evil, crooked; evil
2	Middle Dutch	quâet	evil
3	Old Dutch	kwāt	—
4	Old Saxon	kwād	—
5	Proto-Germanic	kwēdą	manure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷuē-	excrement, dung

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiljô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic willjō →