Where does “wel” come from?

wel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

wel (Middle Dutch): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “wel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwela
2Proto-Germanic*wela
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “wel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-
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