Where does “Widerwille” come from?

Widerwille (German) comes from German wider, from Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

Widerwille (German): reluctance

Definitions

  1. reluctance

Ancestry of “Widerwille”, step by step

Widerwille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwideragainst
2Middle High Germanwideropposite
3Old High Germanwidaragainst; ram
4Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
5Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via German Wille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWillewill
2Middle High Germanwille—
3Old High Germanwillowill, wish, desire
4Proto-West Germanicwilljōwill, wish, desire
5Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →