Where does “weleens” come from?

weleens (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.

weleens (Dutch): sometimes

Definitions

  1. sometimes

Ancestry of “weleens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwelThe opposite of not; no less than, as much as, as...
2Middle Dutchwelwell
3Old Dutchwela
4Proto-Germanic*wela
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-