Where does “volen” come from?
volen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch folīn, from Proto-Germanic fulīną, from Proto-Germanic fulô, from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-", from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.
Ancestry of “volen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | folīn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fulīną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fulô | foal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | "pl̥Hon-" | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pōlH- | animal young |
Words derived from “volen”