Where does “wollen” come from?

wollen (German) comes 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.

wollen (German): woolen, woollen; To want; to wish; to desire; to...

Definitions

  1. woolen, woollen; To want; to wish; to desire; to...

Ancestry of “wollen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwöllen—
2Old High Germanwollen—
3Proto-West Germanicwilljanto want
4Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wollen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt →