Where does “wëll” come from?

wëll (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wilde, from Old High German wildi, from Proto-West Germanic wilþī, from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

wëll (Luxembourgish): wild; savage

Definitions

  1. wild; savage

Ancestry of “wëll”, step by step

wëll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wilde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwilde—
2Old High Germanwildiwild
3Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
4Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Middle High German wīle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīle—
2Old High Germanwīla—
3Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
4Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “wëll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wilþijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wilþī →