Where does “wollen” come from?

wollen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wol, from Middle Dutch wolle, from Old Dutch wulla, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

wollen (Dutch): woolen, woollen

Definitions

  1. woolen, woollen

Ancestry of “wollen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwolwool
2Middle Dutchwolle—
3Old Dutchwulla—
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →