Where does “wil” come from?

wil (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo, from Proto-West Germanic willjō, from Proto-Germanic wiljô, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wil (Dutch): want

Definitions

  1. want

Ancestry of “wil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwillewill, wish; want, desire; inclination,...
2Old Dutchwillowill, wish, desire
3Proto-West Germanicwilljōwill, wish, desire
4Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →