Where does “vilja” come from?

vilja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

vilja (Faroese): to will; to wish; to persist

Definitions

  1. to will; to wish; to persist

Ancestry of “vilja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviljato want; oblique singular indefinite of vili
2Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
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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