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