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

Definitions

  1. will

Ancestry of “vilji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseVíliname of a dwarf
2Proto-Germanicwiljôwill, wish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiljô →Every word from Old Norse Víli →