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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wela →Every word from Old Dutch wela →