Where does “wegwollen” come from?

wegwollen (German) 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.

wegwollen (German): to want to leave

Definitions

  1. to want to leave

Ancestry of “wegwollen”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt →