Where does “wilful” come from?

Wilful comes from Middle English wilful, meaning deliberate or intentional, formed from will and the suffix -ful.

wilful (English): Intentional; deliberate; Stubborn and determined

Definitions

  1. Intentional; deliberate; Stubborn and determined

Ancestry of “wilful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwilful

Words derived from “wilful

Every word from Middle English wilful