Where does “vilji” come from?
vilji (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Víli, from Proto-Germanic wiljô, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
vilji (Icelandic): will
Ancestry of “vilji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Víli | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wiljô | will, wish, desire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |