Where does “wilg” come from?

wilg (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wilge, from Old Dutch wilga, from Proto-West Germanic wiligijā, from Proto-West Germanic wilig, from Proto-Germanic wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European weliḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

wilg (Dutch): A willow, tree of the genus "Salix"

Definitions

  1. A willow, tree of the genus "Salix"

Ancestry of “wilg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwilge—
2Old Dutchwilgawillow
3Proto-West Germanicwiligijāwillow
4Proto-West Germanicwiligwillow
5Proto-Germanicwiligaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweliḱ-willow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “wilg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weliḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiligaz →
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