Where does “wüllen” come from?

wüllen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German willen, from Old Saxon willian, 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.

wüllen (Low German): To want; will. Used to form the future tense of a...

Definitions

  1. To want; will. Used to form the future tense of a...

Ancestry of “wüllen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwillen—
2Old Saxonwillianto want
3Proto-West Germanicwilljanto want
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 →