Where does “prewillingness” come from?
prewillingness (English) comes from English willingness, from English willing, from English will, from Middle English wullen, from Old English wyllan, from Old English willan, from Proto-West Germanic willjan, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną — to choose; to want.
prewillingness (English): The state before one is willing
Definitions
- The state before one is willing
Ancestry of “prewillingness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | willingness | The state of being willing |
| 2 | English | willing | Ready to do something that is not a matter of... |
| 3 | English | will | To be able to, to have the capacity to |
| 4 | Middle English | wullen | Alternative form of wollen |
| 5 | Old English | wyllan | Alternative form of willan; will; to will, be... |
| 6 | Old English | willan | to want; to intend; to be willing |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | willjan | to want |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wiljaną | to want |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyoyt | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |