Where does “Weeler” come from?

Weeler (Hunsrik) comes from Hunsrik weele, from Middle High German wellen, 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.

Weeler (Hunsrik): voter

Definitions

  1. voter

Ancestry of “Weeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hunsrikweeleto choose; to pick
2Middle High Germanwellento want
3Old High Germanwellento want; to choose
4Proto-West Germanicwalljanto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “Weeler

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wélyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wélyoyt
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