Where does “voli” come from?

voli (Esperanto) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

voli (Esperanto): to wish, to want

Definitions

  1. to wish, to want

Ancestry of “voli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwollenwoolen, woollen; To want; to wish; to desire; to...
2Middle High Germanwöllen—
3Old High Germanwollen—
4Proto-West Germanicwilljanto want
5Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “voli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt →
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