Where does “wellen” come from?

wellen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wellen, from Old Dutch wellen, from Proto-West Germanic walljan, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wellen (Dutch): to soak, to soften by putting into water; plural...

Definitions

  1. to soak, to soften by putting into water; plural...

Ancestry of “wellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwellento well up; to boil
2Old Dutchwellento choose
3Proto-West Germanicwalljanto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt →