Where does “wolle” come from?

wolle (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian welle, 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.

wolle (Hunsrik): to want

Definitions

  1. to want

Ancestry of “wolle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Franconianwelleto want
2Middle High Germanwöllen—
3Old High Germanwollen—
4Proto-West Germanicwilljanto want
5Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
8Proto-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 →