Where does “Willenserklärung” come from?

Willenserklärung (German) comes from German Wille, from Middle High German wille, from Old High German willo, from Proto-West Germanic willjō, from Proto-Germanic wiljô, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Willenserklärung (German): declaration of will

Definitions

  1. declaration of will

Ancestry of “Willenserklärung”, step by step

Willenserklärung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Erklärung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErklärungexplanation; declaration, statement
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiljô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic willjō →