Where does “wohn” come from?

wohn (German) comes from Old High German wellen, from Proto-West Germanic walljan, from Proto-Germanic wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt, from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wohn (German): singular imperative of wohnen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of wohnen; first-person...

Ancestry of “wohn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwellento want; to choose
2Proto-West Germanicwalljanto choose, to pick, to select
3Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
6Proto-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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