Where does “tilviljun” come from?

tilviljun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tilviljun (Icelandic): coincidence

Definitions

  1. coincidence

Ancestry of “tilviljun”, step by step

tilviljun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictilto, towards
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Icelandic vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicviljato want, wish, would like
2Old Norseviljato want; oblique singular indefinite of vili
3Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “tilviljun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →
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