Where does “onwel” come from?
onwel (Dutch) comes from Dutch wel, from Middle Dutch wel, from Old Dutch wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
onwel (Dutch): sick, unhealthy
Ancestry of “onwel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | wel | The opposite of not; no less than, as much as, as... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wel | well |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wela | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *wela | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |