Where does “wählen” come from?

wählen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German wēlen, from Old Saxon welian, 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.

wählen (Low German): to choose; to dial; to vote

Definitions

  1. to choose; to dial; to vote

Ancestry of “wählen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwēlen—
2Old Saxonwelian—
3Proto-West Germanicwalljanto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-Germanicwiljanąto want
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyoyt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwélyeti—
7Proto-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 →