Where does “welordening” come from?

welordening (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.

welordening (Dutch): well-ordering

Definitions

  1. well-ordering

Ancestry of “welordening”, step by step

welordening traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wel

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

via Dutch ordening

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchordeningtidying up, bringing in order
2Dutchordenento bring into order, to tidy
3Old Frenchordeneorder, rank
4Latinōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series
5Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wela →Every word from Old Dutch wela →
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