Where does “welriekend” come from?

welriekend (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.

welriekend (Dutch): fragrant

Definitions

  1. fragrant

Ancestry of “welriekend”, step by step

welriekend 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 riekend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchriekend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic *welaEvery word from Old Dutch wela