Where does “wela” come from?

wela (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wela (Hawaiian): to be hot

Definitions

  1. to be hot

Ancestry of “wela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*wela—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wela →
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