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Where does “willig” come from?

willig (German) comes from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

willig (German): willing; amorous, randy, horny

Definitions

  1. willing; amorous, randy, horny

Ancestry of “willig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
2German-jährigyears old; years lasting
3GermanJahryear
4Middle High Germanjāryear
5Old High Germanjāryear
6Proto-West Germanicjāryear
7Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “willig”

  • Hiwi
  • freiwillig
  • eigenwillig
  • Willigkeit
  • Hiwi
  • Hilfswilliger
  • Freiwillige
  • widerwillig
  • fluchtwillig
  • gutwillig
  • bewilligen
  • Freiwilliger
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