Where does “bonvoli” come from?
bonvoli (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto volo, from Esperanto voli, from German wollen, from Middle High German wöllen, from Old High German wollen, from Proto-West Germanic willjan, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt — to choose; to want.
bonvoli (Esperanto): to do a favor (US), do a favour (UK)
Definitions
- to do a favor (US), do a favour (UK)
Ancestry of “bonvoli”, step by step
bonvoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto volo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | volo | volition; what one desires or wishes, a gift of... |
| 2 | Esperanto | voli | to wish, to want |
| 3 | German | wollen | woolen, woollen; To want; to wish; to desire; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | wöllen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wollen | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | willjan | to want |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wiljaną | to want |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyoyt | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wélyeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |